Baseball Recap: Friendship Christian Commanders vs. Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints
Friendship Christian waltzed into their match on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints a 7-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Friendship Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Will Barnwell, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Barnwell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Hallum, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Knox Hayslip, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Friendship Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season. As for Mount Juliet Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Friendship Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mount Juliet Christian Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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