The Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints will be playing at home against the Gordonsville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Mount Juliet Christian Academy finally turned things around against Tennessee Heat on Tuesday. Mount Juliet Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Tennessee Heat 7-6.
Cole Launsby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Launsby has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Launsby was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Isbell was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Red Boiling Springs onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gordonsville.
Like Mount Juliet Christian Academy, Gordonsville also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Albritton. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Albritton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kyle Adams was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. John (jay) Foster was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Gordonsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
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