Tuesday just wasn't the day for Battle Ground Academy's offense. They suffered a rough 8-0 loss at the hands of the Friendship Christian Commanders on Tuesday. Battle Ground Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Friendship Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
For Friendship Christian's part, Hayden Holleman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Holleman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Sam Duckwiler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Holleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was D Boone, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Battle Ground Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Friendship Christian, their win bumped their record up to 22-11-1.
Battle Ground Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Friendship Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Nashville Christian at 6:00 p.m. Nashville Christian is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Friendship Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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