Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria Christian). They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Allyn Uhler
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Allyn Uhler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Amarian Sidles and Nash Kieser did most of the damage at the plate: Sidles got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Kieser went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Sidles has become a key player for Peoria Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Walder, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Peoria Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
Peoria Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bushnell-Prairie City, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.
Coming up, Peoria Christian will venture away from home to challenge St. Teresa at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bushnell-Prairie City, they will welcome Canton at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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