Knoxville Catholic's game two weeks ago was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions and snuck past 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Knoxville Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Williamson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Williamson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Williamson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Williamson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hutson Oakes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Knoxville Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-16 record this season. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-10.
Knoxville Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Christ Presbyterian Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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