Baseball Preview: Goodpasture Christian Cougars vs. Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars
The Goodpasture Christian Cougars will be playing at home against the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Goodpasture Christian: 2.6, Middle Tennessee Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Goodpasture Christian will head into Tuesday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Friendship Christian: Goodpasture Christian blew Friendship Christian out of the water the last time the pair played, but on TuesdayFriendship Christian got their revenge. Goodpasture Christian fell just short of Friendship Christian by a score of 6-4.
Goodpasture Christian got a good showing from Jake Truitt, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Truitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Quarles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Harrison Cassle was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee Christian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
Cayden King was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). King was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drew Massengale, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Goodpasture Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 21-6-1. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Goodpasture Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Middle Tennessee Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Goodpasture Christian skirted past Middle Tennessee Christian 7-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2018. Will Goodpasture Christian repeat their success, or does Middle Tennessee Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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