Baseball Recap: First Presbyterian Day has no trouble against Mount de Sales Academy

By Team Reports Apr 13, 2024, 4:37pm

Baseball Recap: First Presbyterian Day Vikings vs. Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers

First Presbyterian Day can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers 9-2. The victory was nothing new for First Presbyterian Day as they're now sitting on three straight.

First Presbyterian Day got a great performance from Conner Strandmark as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Strandmark has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Keon Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Reynolds Handberry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

On Mount de Sales Academy's side, Landen Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

First Presbyterian Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-7-1.

First Presbyterian Day will be playing at home against Tift County at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Tattnall Square Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount de Sales Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Tattnall Square Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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