The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marshall Academy Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Tupelo Christian Prep's way against Baldwyn as Tupelo Christian Prep made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was just what Tupelo Christian Prep needed coming off of a 10-2 loss in their prior game.
Thomas Goralczyk made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Goralczyk has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Goralczyk was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaden Whitlock was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Cullen Hobby was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marshall Academy waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Marshall Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tupelo Christian Prep now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Marshall Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Tupelo Christian Prep suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Marshall Academy in their previous meeting back in February. Will Tupelo Christian Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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