The Booker T. Washington Hornets will square off against the Rejoice Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Booker T. Washington made easy work of Nathan Hale and carried off a 9-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won five in a row.
Booker T. Washington got a massive performance out of Hampton Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jacob Yankee, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Booker T. Washington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Rejoice Christian entered their tilt with Miami on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wardogs a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won 12 games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Micah Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rejoice Christian is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 13-14 otherwise. Walker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Maverick Guinn was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four runs and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Kai Buntin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Rejoice Christian pushed their record up to 17-14 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Booker T. Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 11-18.
