There's no place like home for Churchill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Eugene Highlanders a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. This was a revenge contest for Churchill, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Not much got past Donovan Jackson, who gave up just three hits to keep North Eugene off the board. Jackson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Churchill saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Jorgenson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Blake Mikel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Churchill's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for North Eugene, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15-1.
Churchill will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Eugene: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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