Hephzibah can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They skirted past the Cross Creek Razorbacks 10-9. This was a revenge match for Hephzibah, as the team was forced to settle for a 17-5 loss when these two played last Monday.
Christopher Kohn was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cross Creek's side, Tyler Crapps put in work no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Crapps has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crapps was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brandon Wallace made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cross Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hephzibah only tossed eight.
Hephzibah's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Cross Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Hephzibah does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cross Creek also has no future games currently scheduled.
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