The Midland Classical Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midland Classical Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lubbock T as Midland Classical Academy made off with a 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Midland Classical Academy considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Kaleb Weeks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Weeks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Weeks is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Swallow, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Henry Friez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Grace Prep by a score of 5-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Covenant Christian.
Michael Winstead and Stone Kruse did most of the damage at the plate: Winstead scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Kruse scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Midland Classical Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. As for Covenant Christian, their record is now 8-6-3.
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