The Baylor Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Farragut Admirals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Baylor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Baylor is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering McCallie just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Blue Tornado by a score of 10-8.
Baylor got a good showing from Henry Allen, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Nelson McKnight stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Morrison, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Farragut can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pigeon Forge with a sharp 10-0 win. Farragut's victory was all the more impressive since Pigeon Forge was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Baylor's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4. As for Farragut, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Baylor beat Farragut 11-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Does Baylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Farragut turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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