If Harding Academy was riding high off their 18-0 takedown of Trezevant last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Harding Academy Lions suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Evangelical Christian Eagles on Monday. It was the first time this season that Harding Academy let down their fans at home.
Harding Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Elkins, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Evangelical Christian's side, Cannon Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). Johnson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Evangelical Christian got a massive performance out of Bryce Terry, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Henry Crosby was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Harding Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Evangelical Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
While Harding Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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