Christ Church Drops Series

After losing the first game, league leading St. Matthews UMC came back to take the last two games Monday night at Christ Church.

St. Matthews took a 1-0 lead in Game One on a single by Carl and a triple by Carl II.  After wasting a singles by David Stierle and Jerry Hinton and a double by Dick Lutz, a triple by David and an RBI single by Mike Thompson tied the score in the seventh.  Christ Church's next hit came when  Mike T. led off the tenth inning with a game winning Home Run,  The Final - Christ Church 2 - St. Matthews UMC 1.


In Game Two, Christ Church's first hits came in the fourth inning.  By that time St. Matthews had taken a 4-0 lead on a pair of doubles (by Carl II and Dave) in the second; a single, triple and single (by Glenn, Carl and Jim) in the third; and a home run (by Herb) in the fourth.  A single by Tom Bennett and a triple by Mike Peak made the score 4-1.  A single and triple (by Carl and Russell) made the lead four again in the fifth.  A single by Leah and Mike P's second triple scored a run in the sixth and Frank Preston's home run and  Mike P's third triple and Jerry's single scored two in the eighth,  A two out double by Bob Stone in the seventh and a lead off double by Mike T.  in the ninth failed to produce the run for the tie,  The Final - St. Matthews 5 - Christ Church 4.


After taking a 2-0 lead in Game Three on a first inning triple by Mike P. and a single by Jerry; and a home run by Tom in the third, Christ Church failed to score after a lead-off triple by Jerry in the fourth; a single by David and sacrifice by Mike T. in the seventh; and singles by Mike P. and David in the ninth.  The Final - St. Matthews 5 - Christ Church 2.