For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Roanoke Valley Christian and Timberlake Christian have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The EAGLES blew past the Tornadoes 11-1. Considering the EAGLES have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Colton Bowman and Zach Mioduszewski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bowman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Mioduszewski pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roanoke Valley Christian is 2-1 when Bowman allows two or fewer earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise. At bat, Bowman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Mioduszewski scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Mioduszewski also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Luke Somers
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Somers, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Roanoke Valley Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jacob Mioduszewski, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Roanoke Valley Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timberlake Christian only posted a batting average of .182.
Roanoke Valley Christian's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Timberlake Christian, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roanoke Valley Christian will host North Cross at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Timberlake Christian, they will square off against Temple Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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