Humphreys Able Charter extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-3. They lost 20-4 to the Elliot Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-2 last Wednesday.
Humphreys Able Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Baez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
As for Elliot Christian, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Elliot Christian's side, Emiliano Zapata made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Zapata a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Jett Polinsky and Justus Tokheim did most of the damage at the plate: Polinsky got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Tokheim got on base in two of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs. Tokheim is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Collin Cox also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
While Humphreys Able Charter had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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