The Salem Baptist Christian Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Hickory Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Salem Baptist Christian made easy work of Oak Ridge Military Academy and carried off a 14-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salem Baptist Christian.
The team relied heavily on Gabe McMurray, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hickory Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout.
Hickory Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davis Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Salem Baptist Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Hickory Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Salem Baptist Christian came up short against Hickory Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Salem Baptist Christian, Jacob Charlton (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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