The Lexington Christian Eagles will take on the Barren County Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Lexington Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Tates Creek 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Barren County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They skirted past Hilliard Darby 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since March 21st.
Sutton Hyde made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Barren County is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise. Hyde was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Cameron Crawford tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Barren County is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-6 otherwise.
Hyde wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Axel Dysholm, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Gavin Coffey also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Barren County pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lexington Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
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