Friendship Christian entered their tilt with Middle Tennessee Christian with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars by a score of 8-5 on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for Friendship Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Friendship Christian got a great performance from Ayden Moore as he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Friendship Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Quin Long, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Middle Tennessee Christian's side, Nate Fogle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Owen White was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
Friendship Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Friendship Christian will head out on the road to take on Mount Juliet Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Friendship Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against University School of Nashville at 5:30 p.m.
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