Roanoke Valley Christian won the last time they faced Temple Christian, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES's way against the Temple Christian Crusaders as the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES made off with a 15-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Roanoke Valley Christian.
Luke Somers made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Somers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Austin Atkins and Christian Crosby did most of the damage at the plate: Atkins scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Crosby scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Atkins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Nate Bowers was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On Temple Christian's side, Silas Walker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Roanoke Valley Christian's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Temple Christian, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Roanoke Valley Christian will head out on the road to take on Grace Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Roanoke Valley Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Temple Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Timberlake Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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