The McCallie Blue Tornado will head out on the road to square off against the Baylor Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McCallie will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Father Ryan on Thursday. Everything went McCallie's way against Father Ryan as McCallie made off with an 18-3 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory McCallie has managed all season.
Chap Bandy 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 walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Porter, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Nolan Sergeant was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Baylor put up some runs two weeks ago, the same can't be said for Knoxville Catholic. Everything went Baylor's way against Knoxville Catholic as Baylor made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Baylor.
The team relied heavily on Nelson McKnight, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Lundy, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
McCallie's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-12. As for Baylor, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. McCallie hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Baylor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
McCallie came out on top in a nail-biter against Baylor when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCallie since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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