The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Franklin Road Academy Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Middle Tennessee Christian easily dispatched The Webb School on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cougars fell just short of Grace Christian Academy by a score of 5-3 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered since March 19, 2024.
Riley Osborne was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Franklin Road Academy lost 10-2 to Columbia Academy on Friday. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Franklin Road Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lillian Van Allen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Van Allen also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
Middle Tennessee Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Franklin Road Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middle Tennessee Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Franklin Road Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middle Tennessee Christian might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Franklin Road Academy in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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