Baseball Recap: Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions vs. Clarksville Wildcats
After flying high against Columbia Central on Saturday, Christ Presbyterian Academy came back down to earth. The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions fell just short of the Clarksville Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Christ Presbyterian Academy of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Christ Presbyterian Academy got a good showing from Cooper Daniel, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Daniel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Beddingfield was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hutson Chance, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Clarksville's side, Christian Henderson tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Dawson Smith relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Clarksville's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Collin Windham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Moore, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Clarksville, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Christ Presbyterian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Pope John Paul II at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Christ Presbyterian Academy is facing Pope John Paul II at the right time seeing as Pope John Paul II is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Clarksville, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Centennial at 5:30 p.m. Clarksville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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