Baseball Preview: Whitesburg Christian Academy Warriors vs. Hatton Hornets
Whitesburg Christian Academy is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Hatton is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Whitesburg Christian Academy Warriors will take on the Hatton Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitesburg Christian Academy: 3.3, Hatton: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Whitesburg Christian Academy stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Geraldine 8-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hatton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Nicholas County and snuck past 9-8.
Hatton's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taegen Burleson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Whitesburg Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Hatton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Whitesburg Christian Academy took their victory against Hatton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-5. Will Whitesburg Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Hatton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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