Veritas Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 7-3 to the Brentwood Christian Bears. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Veritas Academy of the 14-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Matthew Ard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Gengler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Brentwood Christian's side, Griffen Smith tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Brentwood Christian let Jamie Nauman and Andrew Davis loose on the outfield. Nauman went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double, while Davis scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Veritas Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Brentwood Christian, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4-1.
Veritas Academy is on the road again on Monday to play Hill Country Christian School of Austin. As for Brentwood Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against San Antonio HomeSchool at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brentwood Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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