Baseball Preview: Lipscomb Academy Mustangs vs. Mount Juliet Golden Bears
The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Mount Juliet Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lipscomb Academy lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Father Ryan. Lipscomb Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lipscomb Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Masin Hall, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rashaun (bo) Strickland, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mount Juliet had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over the Shamrocks. Mount Juliet's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lipscomb Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Mount Juliet, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
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