On Thursday, the Decatur Golden Gators came up short against the Bellevue Christian Vikings and fell 10-5. Decatur has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eric Havili made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ethan Flavel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Bellevue Christian's side, Mason Hill and Brock Ryan made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Hill pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ryan pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hill scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Ryan went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Declan Englund was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Decatur now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Bellevue Christian, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Decatur will head out on the road to square off against Puyallup at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Puyallup is coming into the game with eight straight wins at home, so Decatur will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Bellevue Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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