The Christian Educational Consortium Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Christian Educational Consortium turned things around against Bluegrass United on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bluehawks by a score of 8-5.
Josh Geddes
| 04/03/25 vs University | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Shelby County | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Bluegrass United | 1 |
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Josh Geddes made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has become a key player for Christian Educational Consortium: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-12 otherwise. Geddes was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Geddes wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xander Collins, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Collins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pleasure Ridge Park duked it out with Nelson County on Friday. The Panthers walked away with an 8-4 win over the Cardinals. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Pleasure Ridge Park pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their 34th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Christian Educational Consortium, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-13.
Christian Educational Consortium might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Pleasure Ridge Park in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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