The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Clarksville Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Christ Presbyterian Academy faced off against Dickson County on Saturday. The Lions blew past the Cougars 15-5. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Clarksville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 10-0 shutout.
Dawson Smith tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kirk Weatherford was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Benton Barksdale was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Clarksville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery Central only posted a batting average of .174.
Clarksville pushed their record up to 28-5 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, their record now sits at 26-4-2.
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