The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will head out to challenge the Clarksville Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Pius X Catholic 2, Clarksville 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Pius X Catholic proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Druid Hills 5-4. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Lions sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Clarksville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Montgomery Bell Academy. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches in a row.
Kirk Weatherford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other pitching news, Clarksville got a great performance from Braden Taylor as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Weatherford wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Hedrick, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Hedrick has posted since back in March.
St. Pius X Catholic pushed their record up to 23-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Clarksville, their record is now 15-4.
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