With a playoff game on the line, Goodpasture Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers out 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Goodpasture Christian as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Boyd-Buchanan's part, Cooper Jones was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Embry, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Goodpasture Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-11-1 record this season. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their loss dropped their record down to 33-6.
As of now, neither Goodpasture Christian nor Boyd-Buchanan have any future games scheduled.
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