Orangewood Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Evangelical Christian Sentinels.
Orangewood Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Benson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Evangelical Christian's side, Connor Beckman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Evangelical Christian got a massive performance out of Hogan Gibbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Cabrera, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Orangewood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Evangelical Christian, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Orangewood Christian will be playing at home against Cornerstone Charter Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Evangelical Christian, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Union County at 12:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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