Christian had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 10-12 to make it six. They fell just short of the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Forest Hills Eastern, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 28th.
For Forest Hills Eastern's part, Raena Scully spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Forest Hills Eastern let Samira Zehner and Emilee Nowicki run wild. Zehner went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Nowicki went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Zehner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Kozlowicz, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
While Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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