The Beech Buccaneers will challenge the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Beech took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hendersonville a 9-0 shutout. The Buccaneers not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th.
Kaden Powell
| 04/16/25 vs Hendersonville | 10 |
| 04/09/25 @ Green Hill | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Green Hill | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. Charles North | 14 |
Kaden Powell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four contests. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jackson Kennedy was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Jack Douglass was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Beech kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Lipscomb Academy entered their tilt with Pope John Paul II on Wednesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 12-3 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lipscomb Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Beech, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Everything went Beech's way against Lipscomb Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Beech made off with a 16-8 victory. Will the Buccaneers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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