Briarcrest Christian is 7-1 against Evangelical Christian since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Briarcrest Christian Saints will look to defend their home field against the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Briarcrest Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Arlington, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Briarcrest Christian was ranked 14th). Briarcrest Christian fell just short of Arlington by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. Briarcrest Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Gleason was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Brennan Bomar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan McCrady, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Briarcrest Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-1 to First Assembly Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Cannon Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evangelical Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Crosby, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Briarcrest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Evangelical Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Briarcrest Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. Will Briarcrest Christian repeat their success, or does Evangelical Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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