The Seven Hills Stingers are on the road again on Monday to play the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m.
Seven Hills is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Roger Bacon on Saturday. They lost 14-1 to the Spartans. Seven Hills has struggled against Roger Bacon recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Miami Valley Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lockland as Miami Valley Christian Academy made off with a 21-3 victory. Miami Valley Christian Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Owen Nickum made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Nickum was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Herrlinger, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Jack Durand was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
Seven Hills' loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Miami Valley Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Seven Hills suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Miami Valley Christian Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Seven Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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