If Fayetteville Street Christian was riding high fresh off their 11-5 takedown of Tabernacle Christian on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Fayetteville Street Christian fell just short of the Woodland Baptist Christian Eagles by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Connor Allred put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Allred was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bentlee Vestal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Even though they lost, Fayetteville Street Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.
Fayetteville Street Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Woodland Baptist Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fayetteville Street Christian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Calvary Christian at 4:30 p.m. on April 8. As for Woodland Baptist Christian, they will face off against Tabernacle Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tabernacle Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Woodland Baptist Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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