Tri-State Christian blew Tome out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Monday Tome got their revenge. The Crusaders fell just short of the Titans by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly two runs.
Brayden Jones was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Jones was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Jake Lambert was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Tri-State Christian and nudges their season record down to 2-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Tome, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-5.
Tri-State Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tome, they will venture away from home to challenge Greenwood Mennonite at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Titans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Flames have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.
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