Baseball Preview: Franklin Christian Academy Falcons vs. Clarksville Christian Centurions
Franklin Christian Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Clarksville Christian Centurions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Franklin Christian Academy's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Tennessee Heat's usually-dominant pitching crew. Franklin Christian Academy blew past Tennessee Heat 11-5.
Meanwhile, Clarksville Christian came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 9-4. With that victory, Clarksville Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Talan Berthiaume was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Berthiaume was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jack Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Kreid Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Franklin Christian Academy made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Clarksville Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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