Christ Church Drops Series

Christ Church broke their six game losing streak with a 4-2 Game One home victory over St. Matthews UMC Monday night.  But St. Matthews came back to win Games Two and Three and extend Christ Church's series losing streak to three.

In Game One Bob Stone's second inning home run drove in Dick Lutz after a double to give Christ Church a 2-0 lead.  That lead was increased to 4-0 with a run in the third on doubles by Mike Thompson and Bob and a solo home run in the fourth by Terry Waddle.  St. Matthews scored two in the eighth but that was all they could show for a twelve hit attack.  Christ Church also had a single from Mike Peak and a triple by David Stierle.

In Game Two, St. Matthews' hit total dropped to nine (as in Game One, Christ Church had seven hits) but were able to push five runs across- two in the second; two in the sixth; and one in the eighth.  For Christ Church, Mike P. led off the game with a single and singled in the eighth;   Jenny Peak doubled in the fifth, was sacrificed to third by Terry;   David and Paul Hirsbrunner singled in the sixth;  and  Jenny singled in the seventh; but all were stranded on base.  Christ Church's only run in the loss came on a  solo home run by Mike T. in the fifth.

In Game Three, St. Matthews scored two in the top of the first.  Christ Church answered with one in the bottom of the inning on David's homer, and took the lead in the third.  In that inning, Mike P. singled, Bob tripled, and David singled for a 3-2 lead.  That lead held up until the fifth when the first four batters for St. Matthews went single, homer, single, triple for a 5-3 lead.  St. Matthews added two in the seventh and Christ Church could ad no more in a 6-3 loss.  Paul, Mike P. and Dick added singles as Christ Church for the third time had seven hits (to fourteen for St.  Matthews).

 Christ Church's record fell to 29 - 28 going into next week's home games against Watkins.