Baseball Preview: Battle Ground Academy Wildcats vs. Friendship Christian Commanders
The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats will be playing at home against the Friendship Christian Commanders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Battle Ground Academy will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Monday, it was close, but Battle Ground Academy sidestepped The Webb School for a 9-8 victory.
Kian Iverson was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Iverson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jayden Pearl was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dixon Adams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of Davidson Academy. The shutout was out of character for Friendship Christian seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Friendship Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Sellars, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Battle Ground Academy now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Friendship Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11-1.
Battle Ground Academy took their win against Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Does Battle Ground Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Friendship Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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