On Thursday, McCallie faced Boyd-Buchanan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The McCallie Blue Tornado fell victim to a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers. McCallie's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Nolan Sergeant was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Boyd-Buchanan's side, Brodie Johnston and Hudson Speares did most of the damage at the plate: Johnston scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Speares scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Jones, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
McCallie's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Boyd-Buchanan, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
McCallie will be playing in front of their home fans against Webb at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. McCallie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Boyd-Buchanan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Boyd-Buchanan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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