On Wednesday, Boyd-Buchanan faced Baylor in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers fell just short of the Baylor Red Raiders by a score of 6-5. Boyd-Buchanan has not had much luck with Baylor recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Boyd-Buchanan got a good showing from Liam Cooper, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cooper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brodie Johnston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Tinker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Baylor's side, Brody Womack looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Morrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Boyd-Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Baylor, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boyd-Buchanan will take on King's Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Boyd-Buchanan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Baylor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Knoxville Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baylor's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Knoxville Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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