After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Coronado, Colorado Springs Christian was happy to have turned things around in their second game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Woodland Park Panthers. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Colorado Springs Christian considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ben Garl was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Garl was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mike Sandlin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Daniel Hoggard was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Woodland Park's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Link Bryden, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Colorado Springs Christian back to even at 3-3-1. As for Woodland Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Colorado Springs Christian will head out on the road to face off against Florence at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Woodland Park, they will look to defend their home field in their second game on Friday against Mesa Ridge at 3:00 p.m. Mesa Ridge has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.45 runs per game on average), something Woodland Park will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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