The Rejoice Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Blackwell Maroons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rejoice Christian has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rejoice Christian lost 15-4 to Collinsville on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Trace Sanchez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rejoice Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Blackwell, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Newkirk on Thursday by a score of 11-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Maroons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cooper Lusk made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Eyzic Burke and Bryson Ray did most of the damage at the plate: Burke scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ray scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Ray a new career-high in RBI (two). Andrew Young also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Blackwell's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Rejoice Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
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