The Clarksville Christian Centurions will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clarksville Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Clarksville Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past South Haven Christian 12-5. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Cade Cocke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Cocke was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Landon Sialana was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Korbin Cooper, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Franklin Road Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Clarksville Christian by a score of 10-9.
Clarksville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Franklin Road Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Clarksville Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Road Christian when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clarksville Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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