Baptist Prep pushed their score all the way to 18 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 25-18 walloping at the hands of the Mayflower Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Baptist Prep of the 9-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Ben Brown was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Brown was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Aaron Fielder and Nolan Boyette did some serious damage despite the final result: Fielder scored three runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Boyette got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI. Landon Thornton was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
Baptist Prep dropped their record down to 7-7 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Mayflower, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Baptist Prep will be playing at home against Augusta at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Baptist Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season. As for Mayflower, they will head out on the road to take on Crossett at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mayflower will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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