The Baptist Prep Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Lamar Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Baptist Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last match, Baptist Prep made sure to put some runs up on the board against St. Joseph on Thursday. Everything went Baptist Prep's way against St. Joseph as Baptist Prep made off with a 16-1 win.
Kayla Midkiff and Macy Childers made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Midkiff tossed an inning while giving up just one earned run off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Childers pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Midkiff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Midkiff got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Childers scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addi Slayton, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Annie Bennett, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lamar came up short against Northside last Friday and fell 11-7. Lamar has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Baptist Prep's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Baptist Prep came up short against Lamar when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Baptist Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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