On Wednesday, Goodpasture Christian faced Davidson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Goodpasture Christian Cougars had just enough and edged the Davidson Academy Bears out 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for Goodpasture Christian, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Luke Vierkant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Goodpasture Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Collier, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Davidson Academy's side, Ean McCord was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
Even though they lost, Davidson Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goodpasture Christian only tossed six.
Goodpasture Christian pushed their record up to 15-3-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Davidson Academy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2.
Goodpasture Christian will head out on the road to square off against McGavock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Goodpasture Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so McGavock's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Davidson Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Battle Ground Academy at 6:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Battle Ground Academy: 4, Davidson Academy: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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