Harrisburg Christian lost against Lancaster County Christian last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Harrisburg Christian fell just short of the Lancaster County Christian Lions by a score of 6-5. Harrisburg Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eli Stargel was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Stargel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Richard Cooper Gesswein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Sunday, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Lancaster County Christian's side, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Zimmerman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Harrisburg Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lancaster County Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Harrisburg Christian will head out on the road to square off against High Point Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Baptist Academy is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Harrisburg Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Lancaster County Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Alliance Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Lancaster County Christian has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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