Baseball Recap: Lipscomb Academy Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Christ Presbyterian Academy

Lipscomb Academy faced Christ Presbyterian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Lions by a score of 9-8. Unfortunately, that's the fifth time they've come up short against the Lions this season, with their most recent defeat being a 12-10 loss on Thursday.

This is the second loss in a row for Lipscomb Academy and nudges their season record down to 22-6-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-4-2.

While Lipscomb Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.