SWEEP

For the first time this season, Christ Church took three games out of three.  Monday nights sweep came at league leading St. Matthews Baptist and avenged a sweep by them back in October. 

Christ Church got off to a quick start in Game One as Dick Lutz led off the game with a single and scored on an RBI triple by Jerry Hinton.  That lead did not last long as Bob led off the St. Matthews' half on the first with a home run to tie the score.  After Christ Church wasted a two out double by Frank Preston in the second, Vince Richards homered to lead off the fourth to give Christ Church a 2-1 advantage.  In the fifth, Sydney Raderer doubled and scored when Dick followed with a double (RBI) of his own.  Dick was also able to score on a triple (RBI) by Mike Peak.  St. Matthews cut the three run lead to two on a fifth inning home run by Homer and cut it to one with a seventh inning home run by Derald.  But that was as close as St. Matthews could get.  Tom Bennett (in the second), David Stierle (in the sixth and eighth) and Dick (in the seventh) provided singles which did not figure in the scoring.  The Final - Christ Church 4 - St, Matthews Baptist 3.

St. Matthews grabbed the early lead in Game Two on a second inning home run by Homer.  Christ Church failed to get a hit two times through the line-up until Leah Bennett singled to open the seventh.  Dick drove her in with a triple (RBI).  Then, with two out-- Mike Thompson singled (RBI); Andy Coates tripled (RBI); Tom Bennett singled (RBI); and David tripled (RBI); as Christ Church tallied five runs on six hits.  In the eighth,  Mike P tripled but died on base while St. Matthews added a run on a home run by Bill.  Christ Church added an insurance run in their ninth on a single by Mike T and a triple (RBI) by Andy.    The Final - Christ Church 6 - St, Matthews Baptist 2.
  
Christ Church never trailed in Game Three.  Leah singled to lead off the game and scored on a two out triple (RBI) by Mike T who scored on a single (RBI) by Jerry.  David singled to open the second and, two outs later, was driven in by a triple (RBI) by Leah.  St. Matthews made it 3-1 on a HR by Barb.  Jerry's sixth inning home run turned out to be the last score of the game.  Christ Church got non-run scoring hits from Andy (single- fourth inning); David (triple- sixth); Mike T (single- eighth); and Vince (double- ninth).    The Final - Christ Church 4 - St, Matthews Baptist 1.