The Bethesda Christian Patriots are on the road again on Monday to play the Southmont Mounties at 5:30 p.m. Neither Bethesda Christian nor Southmont posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Bethesda Christian lost a close one when they played in their first game on Saturday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed in their second game on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-1 walloping at the hands of Norwell.
Bethesda Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Mackie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Mackie has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Southmont was not able to break out of their rough patch in Tuesday's second game as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 16-0 loss to Tri-West Hendricks might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Southmont has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Bethesda Christian has fallen quite a ways from their 21-9 record last season and are now at 1-5. As for Southmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Southmont's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Bethesda Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for Southmont, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain Bethesda Christian's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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