Baseball Preview: Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions vs. Rocket City Rockets
The Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Rocket City Rockets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Mt. Pleasant Christian is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Marshall Christian Academy on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mt. Pleasant Christian.
Meanwhile, Rocket City came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on Riverside Christian Academy with a sharp 21-4 win. That looming 21-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rocket City yet this season.
Braden Powless was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Powless was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Gavin Bulmer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. J.D. Bailey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Pleasant Christian's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Rocket City, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Mt. Pleasant Christian might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Rocket City in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rocket City's Isaac Morgan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that Mt. Pleasant Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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