The Ben's Ford Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lamar Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ben's Ford Christian came into Thursday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Wilkinson County Christian Academy 6-5. The win was just what Ben's Ford Christian needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Lamar Christian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Eagles.
TJ Davis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Davis was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Rimes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rimes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got Ben's Ford Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Lamar Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Ben's Ford Christian might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Lamar Christian when the teams last played back in February. Will Ben's Ford Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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