On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Friendship Christian Commanders had to settle for an 8-7 loss against the Hendersonville Commandos. That's two games in a row now that Friendship Christian has lost by just one run.
Friendship Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quin Long, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Friendship Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hendersonville only tossed three.
On Hendersonville's side, they got a great performance from Justin Varbancoeur as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Varbancoeur has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Friendship Christian and nudges their season record down to 19-7-1. As for Hendersonville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11-3.
Friendship Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Nashville Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Nashville Christian hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Hendersonville, they will head out on the road to square off against Beech at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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