North Eugene and Churchill are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The North Eugene Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the Churchill Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Eugene's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Churchill on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. While getting shut out isn't ideal, North Eugene has not been shut out since back in April.
For Churchill's part, not much got past Donovan Jackson, who gave up just three hits to keep North Eugene off the board. Jackson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Churchill's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Jorgenson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Blake Mikel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
North Eugene's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15-1. As for Churchill, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
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