Veritas Academy was the 10-7 winner over Brentwood Christian when they last played one another back in May of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. Veritas Academy suffered a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Brentwood Christian Bears on Tuesday. Veritas Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Matthew Ard put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Ard was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Ard wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Miller, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Brentwood Christian's side, they got a great performance from Griffen Smith as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Brentwood Christian let Jack Copeland and Braden Darling loose on the outfield. Copeland went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double, while Darling scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton McLain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Veritas Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Brentwood Christian, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Veritas Academy will be playing at home against Vanguard College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Veritas Academy is facing Vanguard College Prep at the right time seeing as Vanguard College Prep is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Brentwood Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Hill Country Christian School of Austin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Brentwood Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Hill Country Christian School of Austin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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