Faith Christian will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Mount Union Trojans on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Faith Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against South Williamsport as they made off with an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Faith Christian.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Mount Union ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-Valley, sneaking past 4-3. The victory was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on four straight.
Cody McClain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other pitching news, Davin Yocum tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 19 consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Mount Union let Jamon Ranck and Dylan Shawver run wild. Ranck went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Shawver went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Shawver a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maddox Hobbs, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Mount Union pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Faith Christian, their record is now 2-0.
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