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The Truett-McConnell Baseball team defeated the Cavaliers of Montreat College with a pair of wins on the weekend. On Friday, the Bears' bats dominated with a 15-hit output to outscore Montreat 7-4. The Bears fell short by a run in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader losing 2-3, but rebounded with a 2-1 victory in the final game to take the conference series. 

Luke Henderson and Chris Stevens combined to hold the Cavaliers to four runs in the series opener. Henderson took the no decision after 6.1 innings of work, allowing three earned runs with seven strikeouts. Stevens slammed the door shut with 2.2 shutout innings of relief to earn the win and improve his record to 4-2 on the season. 

Offensively, the Bears banged out 15 hits with standout performances from Chris Carden (5-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI) and Walker Caves (3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI). Carden belted his second homerun of the season with a blast that broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning. Peyton Fore contributed with a 2-for-3 effort including two runs scored and a run batted in. Trent Little (2-for-4, 1 R) and Sean Cheshire (1-for-2, 2 RBI) were other major contributors. 

Saturday's first game remained tied at 2-2 until the Cavaliers plated a run in the top half of the ninth. Despite knocking out 11 hits in the game, the Bears were limited to just two runs. Fore, Caves, Cheshire, and Little each had two hits in the game to lead the offense. The Bears' starting pitcher, Chris Carden, allowed two earned runs through five innings. Cody Gable took the loss after three innings of relief, allowing one earned run before Chris Stevens recorded the final three outs in the top of the ninth. 

In game two, the Cavaliers jumped on the board first with a run in the top of the fifth inning. TMC answered abruptly with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to gain a 2-1 advantage that would hold for the remainder of the game behind Jared Oliver's dominant pitching. Oliver tossed a complete game two-hitter on his way to his third win of the season. The right-hander allowed one earned run over seven innings with eight strikeouts. 

Peyton Fore finished 1-for-3 with a run scored, and batted in Austin Thomas with a double for the Bears' first run. Walker Caves followed with a double in the next at-bat to drive in Fore. Chris Carden finished 2-for-3 with a pair of singles. 

The Bears are now 16-19 overall as they head into Tuesday's matchup versus Toccoa Falls College. TMC has won two-of-three meetings (W 10-7, W 14-4, L 1-2) with the Eagles this season. The game time is set for 3pm in Toccoa.