After flying high against Tremont last Saturday, Tupelo Christian Prep came back down to earth. The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles fell just short of the Starkville Academy Volunteers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Volunteers' pitchers proved too tough.
Tupelo Christian Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cullen Hobby, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Eagles
| 03/06/25 vs Starkville Academy | 1-2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Tremont | 15-0 |
| 02/28/25 @ Strayhorn | 16-3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Hickory Flat | 30-0 |
| 02/25/25 vs New Site | 14-4 |
With the loss, Tupelo Christian Prep broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.5 hits in those games compared to only 5.33 in the others. As for Starkville Academy, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
We've got a battle between Eagles coming up. Tupelo Christian Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season. Starkville Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Magnolia Heights at 4:00 p.m. on April 1st.
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