Baseball Recap: Lamar Christian Lions vs. Newton County Academy Generals
Lamar Christian entered their tilt with Newton County Academy with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Newton County Academy Generals on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Lamar Christian, who have now won eight games by nine runs or more so far this season.
TJ Davis spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Williamson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Esser, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Newton County Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vitaly Ferguson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lamar Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Newton County Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Lamar Christian will head out on the road to square off against Sacred Heart at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Newton County Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Russell Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton County Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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