Baseball Game Preview: Boyd-Buchanan Takes on Goodpasture Christian

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 7:14am

Baseball Preview: Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers vs. Goodpasture Christian Cougars

Boyd-Buchanan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Goodpasture Christian Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Boyd-Buchanan: 2.6, Goodpasture Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Thursday, Boyd-Buchanan earned a 7-2 victory over Friendship Christian.

Boyd-Buchanan got a great performance from Carter Hinsley as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Brodie Johnston was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cooper Jones, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Goodpasture Christian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Lynx out 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Goodpasture Christian sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

Boyd-Buchanan's win bumped their record up to 33-5. As for Goodpasture Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 31-11-1.

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