After a string of four wins, West Shore Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Christian School of York by a score of 3-1. West Shore Christian Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Christian School of York's pitchers proved too tough.
Connor Edwards was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Edwards has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Memphis Barron was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Christian School of York's side, the team relied heavily on Noah Cunningham, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
West Shore Christian Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Christian School of York, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
West Shore Christian Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Mount Calvary Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. West Shore Christian Academy has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Christian School of York, they will be playing in front of their home fans against High Point Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in High Point Baptist Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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