Middle Tennessee Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Battle Ground Academy Wildcats 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Middle Tennessee Christian also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Cayden King made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drew Massengale, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Battle Ground Academy's side, Rashad Humphrey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Middle Tennessee Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Battle Ground Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Middle Tennessee Christian will head out on the road to face off against Goodpasture Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Goodpasture Christian: 2.6, Middle Tennessee Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Battle Ground Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagleville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleville is coming into the match with eight straight wins on the road, so Battle Ground Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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