Mount Juliet Christian Academy came into Tuesday's match having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Tennessee Heat 7-6. This was payback for Mount Juliet Christian Academy, who suffered an 8-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Cole Launsby made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Launsby has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Launsby was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Isbell, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Tennessee Heat's side, Seven Ulkowski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Levi Mangrum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Tennessee Heat, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Gordonsville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gordonsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Tennessee Heat, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Warren Central at 6:00 p.m.
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