After a string of five wins, Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Imperial Tigers. The loss put an end to Christian's undefeated start to the season.
Christian got a good showing from Ava Barrios, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tyler Krystek was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sammy Baca, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Imperial's side, Jayden Rutledge made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 7.2 innings pitched. Rutledge was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with two triples and a run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Christian fell to 10-1-1. As for Imperial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Patterson at 10:00 a.m. on April 5th. As for Imperial, they will head out on the road to face off against Central at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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