On Monday, Goodpasture Christian faced Davidson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Goodpasture Christian Cougars fell just short of the Davidson Academy Bears by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Goodpasture Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jake Truitt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Goodpasture Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bishop Quarles, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Davidson Academy's side, Kaden Wimsatt tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jagger Goodall was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Goodpasture Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-3-1. As for Davidson Academy, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
While Goodpasture Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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