Baptist Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Lake Hamilton Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baptist Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Baptist Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Perryville, taking the game 7-4.
Kayla Midkiff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Midkiff has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Midkiff was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Mollie Bennett was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Addison Highfill was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Hamilton entered their tilt with White Hall with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The victory got Baptist Prep back to even at 7-7. As for Lake Hamilton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Baptist Prep suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Lake Hamilton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Baptist Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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