Unity Christian extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 12-5 in the process. They fell 8-5 to the Zeeland East Chix. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chix this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-3 on Tuesday.
As for Zeeland East, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For Zeeland East's part, Derek Baxter made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Baxter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Zeeland East let Max Mulder and Quincy Thome run wild. Mulder got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Thome went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Mulder has posted since back in March. Ryan Kuzma was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
While Unity Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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