Temple Christian lost to Christian Heritage Academy back in April of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Temple Christian Crusaders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the Christian Heritage Academy Knights. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Temple Christian.
Silas Walker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Walker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jace Reno was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Luke Gifford was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Christian Heritage Academy's side, Tommy Rooney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Manning, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Temple Christian's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Christian Heritage Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to challenge Regents at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Christian Heritage Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Westover Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. Christian Heritage Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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