The Charles Henderson Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Charles Henderson's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Geneva 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
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Clay Johnson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has become a key player for Charles Henderson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Wes Templin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Charles Henderson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Prattville Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Tallassee. Give the Panthers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jack Diefenderfer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Diefenderfer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Lawson was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Conner Williams, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Prattville Christian Academy's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Charles Henderson, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Charles Henderson suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Prattville Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February. Can Charles Henderson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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