Friendship Christian is 4-0 against Middle Tennessee Christian since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Friendship Christian Commanders will look to defend their home field against the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Friendship Christian comes in on four and Middle Tennessee Christian on three.
On Thursday, Friendship Christian made easy work of Ezell-Harding Christian and carried off a 21-4 victory. 21 seems to be a good number for Friendship Christian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Elijah Stockton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Stockton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Friendship Christian got a big performance out of Jacob Chapman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mason Hallum, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee Christian owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They blew past The Webb School 6-0.
Not much got past England Bryan, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep The Webb School off the board. Bryan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen White was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Friendship Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Friendship Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Middle Tennessee Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Friendship Christian's way against Middle Tennessee Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Friendship Christian made off with a 20-7 win. Will Friendship Christian repeat their success, or does Middle Tennessee Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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