The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Christ Presbyterian Academy'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.
On Wednesday, Christ Presbyterian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Knoxville Catholic and fell 4-2. The defeat continues a trend for Christ Presbyterian Academy in their matchups with Knoxville Catholic: they've now lost three in a row.
For Knoxville Catholic's part, Cooper Williamson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Williamson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Williamson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Williamson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hutson Oakes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-10. As for Knoxville Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-16 record this season.
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