Baseball Recap: Christian Academy turns things around after road loss

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 8:47am

Baseball Recap: Christian Academy Warriors vs. New Washington Mustangs

There's no place like home for Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against the New Washington Mustangs by a score of 14-11 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Christian Academy considering their two-run performance the match before.

Jonah Whitehead made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Whitehead was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.

In other batting news, Matt Carter was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caleb Huguley, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.

Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for New Washington, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

Christian Academy will take on South Central at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for New Washington, they will square off against Shawe Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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