After constant struggles on the road, Temple Christian has finally found some success away from home. They lost 7-1 to the Regents Lions on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Temple Christian of the 6-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Blake Cash spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Temple Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitch Reno, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Regents' side, Sam Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, David Shonka was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Temple Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Regents, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to square off against Ridgeview Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Regents, they will head out on the road to face off against Grace Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Regents is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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