Mount Paran Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Wesleyan, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Wolves: they've now lost four in a row.
Mount Paran Christian's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4. As for Wesleyan, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mount Paran Christian and Wesleyan should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Eagles will challenge Landmark Christian at 5:00 p.m. on September 9 with a big rank advantage (73 vs. 344). Meanwhile, Wesleyan (ranked tenth) will meet Brookwood (ranked 45th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wolves 2, the Broncos 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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