The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish are on the road again on Thursday to play the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Knoxville Catholic can't be too worried about heading out to take on Christ Presbyterian Academy: they just beat Christ Presbyterian Academy at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Knoxville Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Christ Presbyterian Academy on Wednesday and snuck past 4-2.
Cooper Williamson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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.
Knoxville Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-16 record this season. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-10.
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