On Tuesday, Presbyterian Christian faced Hartfield Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Presbyterian Christian Bobcats came out on top against the Hartfield Academy Hawks by a score of 4-1. The win was some much needed relief for Presbyterian Christian as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bankston Walters made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Walters has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Walters was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jet Henderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Hartfield Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Jackson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Presbyterian Christian pushed their record up to 19-7 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hartfield Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Presbyterian Christian beat Hartfield Academy by a score of 10-8.
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