Baseball Recap: Battle Ground Academy Wildcats vs. Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars
Battle Ground Academy lost against Middle Tennessee Christian last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats fell just short of the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars by a score of 3-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Battle Ground Academy in their matchups with Middle Tennessee Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Rashad Humphrey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Middle Tennessee Christian's side, Cayden King was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). King has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drew Massengale, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Battle Ground Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Battle Ground Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagleville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleville is coming into the contest with eight straight wins on the road, so Battle Ground Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, they will take on Goodpasture Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Goodpasture Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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