It was a good run, but Evangel Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Simla Cubs. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Evangel Christian Academy in their matchups with Simla: they've now lost three in a row.
Evangel Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Lucia, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Simla's side, they let Caston Cox and Treven Kochera loose on the outfield. Cox scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Kochera scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Kochera has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tatum Kocerha, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Evangel Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Simla, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Evangel Christian Academy will take on Eads at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eads' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Evangel Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Simla, they will head out on the road to take on Stratton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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