On Wednesday, Baylor faced Boyd-Buchanan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Baylor Red Raiders narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Baylor, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brody Womack looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zach Morrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Boyd-Buchanan's side, they got a good showing from Liam Cooper, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cooper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brodie Johnston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Jonathan Tinker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Baylor pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Boyd-Buchanan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-4.
Baylor will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Knoxville Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Baylor's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Knoxville Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Boyd-Buchanan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against King's Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Boyd-Buchanan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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