Baseball Preview: Upperman Bees vs. Mount Juliet Golden Bears
Upperman is 0-3 against Mount Juliet since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Upperman Bees will head out on the road to square off against the Mount Juliet Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. Upperman's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mount Juliet's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Upperman had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Station Camp. Upperman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upperman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Shanks, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Fallon, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Upperman was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mount Juliet came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Columbia Central 2-1.
Upperman's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Mount Juliet, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Upperman couldn't quite finish off Mount Juliet in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Upperman, Christopher Baldwin (who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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