BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – GAME 1 – Blue Mountain Christian and Middle Georgia State met up here Friday to kick off the opener of the SSAC Series of the Week, as the Knights would get the upper hand, winning Game 1 by a score of 7-6.
The Toppers would go to Chris Smith (2-1) to start the series on the bump, but things wouldn't go his way as the Knights were able to get five runs on seven hits against him in five innings.
Most of MGA's runs would come on RBI singles, save an RBI double by Ryan Wilson in the sixth against Topper reliever Weston Fuller.
Blue Mountain would fire back offensively in the bottom of the sixth and finally get to Knights' starter Daniel Vos.  Josiah Rivera would drive in a run when he dumped a ball into center and Austin Garrison followed that up with a shot off the left center field wall to clear the bases and drive in three runs to chase Vos.
In the bottom of the seventh, Arderrius Townsend (Peeko) would jump all over a fast ball from MGA reliever Cameron Eason, sending it flying over the left field wall for his NAIA-leading 19^th homer of the season, and pulling BMCU to withing two runs at 7-5.
The Knights would send in lefty Gabriel Dyar for the final two innings, limiting the Toppers to a hit to grab the save.
Rivera and Hayden Redding would have two hits each for BMCU in the loss, with Garrison driving in three.
Weather permitting, the two teams will settle the series tomorrow in a doubleheader at Topper Field with first pitch set for 12 p.m. CT.  BMCU drops to 20-8 overall and 6-7 in SSAC play.
 
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