Churchill and North Eugene are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Churchill Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Eugene Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Churchill took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let North Eugene onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Not much got past Donovan Jackson, who gave up just three hits to keep North Eugene off the board. Jackson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Churchill's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Jorgenson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 defeat dropped their record down to 9-15-1.
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