After flying high against Columbia Central on Saturday, Christ Presbyterian Academy came back down to earth. The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions fell just short of the Clarksville Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Christ Presbyterian Academy of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Christ Presbyterian Academy got a good showing from Cooper Daniel, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Daniel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Beddingfield was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hutson Chance, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Clarksville's side, Christian Henderson tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Dawson Smith relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Clarksville's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Collin Windham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Moore, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Clarksville, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Christ Presbyterian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Pope John Paul II at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Christ Presbyterian Academy is facing Pope John Paul II at the right time seeing as Pope John Paul II is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Clarksville, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Centennial at 5:30 p.m. Clarksville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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