Softball Game Preview: Goodpasture Christian Cougars vs. Davidson Academy Bears

The Goodpasture Christian Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Davidson Academy Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

As a matter of fact, Goodpasture Christian put up the most runs they have all season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ezell-Harding Christian as they made off with a 16-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Hope Brown

Hits

04/09/25 @ Ezell-Harding Christian	2
04/07/25 @ Donelson Christian Academy	1
04/01/25 vs Mount Juliet Christian Academy	1
03/25/25 vs Nashville Christian	1
03/24/25 vs Davidson Academy	1
+ 2 more games

Hope Brown made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Laura Beth Blessing, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Brooklyn Jones was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.

Goodpasture Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Davidson Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 24-0 shutout. Considering the Bears have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Davidson Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Goodpasture Christian, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-9.

Goodpasture Christian couldn't quite finish off Davidson Academy when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.