The East Ridge Pioneers will host the Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for East Ridge: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Last Monday, East Ridge came up short against Chattanooga Central and fell 7-4.
Payton Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Owens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts). Everything went their way against Berean Academy on Tuesday as Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts made off with an 18-6 victory. Considering Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts has won three contests by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Steele and Jaxon Dang made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Steele struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Dang pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Steele scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Dang scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Landon Miller was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Stoker, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for East Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
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