A feisty cat fight will be fought as Trinity Christian Academy Lions challenge McNairy Central Bobcats at 6:20 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity Christian Academy was handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lexington 4-3. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Levi Baker
| 03/27/25 vs Lexington | 5 |
| 03/20/25 vs McNairy Central | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Bartlett | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Huntingdon | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs University School of Jackson | 1 |
Trinity Christian Academy got a great performance from Levi Baker as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave Baker a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Atwood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Trinity Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Max Richardson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Trinity Christian Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, McNairy Central hadn't done well against Lexington recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. McNairy Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Lexington a 5-0 shutout. While the Bobcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Case Stone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stone was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Stone wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Trinity Christian Academy's record is now 5-9. As for McNairy Central, their record is now 8-5.
Trinity Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against McNairy Central in their previous meeting last Thursday, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
