Christ Church takes series from St. Matthews UMC

Christ Church never trailed in Games One and Two and never led in Game Three and won the series against St. Matthews UMC 2 games to 1.

Both teams were hitless through 3-1/2 innings, but in the bottom of the fourth Christ Church scored twice on a Jerry Hinton triple, a Mike Peak single and a Mike Thompson triple and added a run in the sixth when Jerry Hinton singled and was driven in by Mike Peak's triple.  St. Matthews cut the lead to 3-2 in the eighth, but Christ Church answered with with a two run home by Terry Waddle driving in Dick Lutz from first for a 5-2 final.

In Game Two, Christ Church scored two runs in the first inning.  Mike Peak singled, Mike Thompson tripled and John Frederick singled.  After St. Matthews tied it with runs in the third and seventh innings, the score remained tied until, with one out in the ninth, Clete Thompson homered to give Christ Church a 3-2 win and the series victory.

Christ Church's only score in Game Three was a solo home run by Bob Stone in the fifth inning but St. Matthews scored one run in the first, one run in the third, and added two in the sixth inning for a 4-1 win.