Friendship Christian and Clarksville Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Friendship Christian Commanders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Clarksville Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Friendship Christian: 3.7, Clarksville Academy: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clarksville Academy is hoping to do on Monday what Goodpasture Christian couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Friendship Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Friendship Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Goodpasture Christian and snuck past 4-3.
Ayden Moore looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Friendship Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Holleman, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clarksville Academy's offense. They fell 5-0 to Hendersonville on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this year in which Clarksville Academy was not able to get on the board.
Friendship Christian's win bumped their record up to 24-11-1. As for Clarksville Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Friendship Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clarksville Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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