The Davidson Academy Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Friendship Christian Commanders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Davidson Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Mount Juliet Christian Academy 19-0. The Bears have beaten the Saints the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Saints has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against White House-Heritage as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Commanders.
Garrett Taylor looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caleb Kring, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. He is becoming a predictor of Friendship Christian's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 3-1 (and 10-11-1 when he doesn't). Mason Hallum was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Friendship Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as White House-Heritage only posted a batting average of .174.
Davidson Academy's record is now 18-8. As for Friendship Christian, they now have a winning record of 13-12-1.
Davidson Academy took their win against Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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