Baseball Preview: Lee Academy Cavaliers vs. Calhoun Academy Cavaliers
The Lee Academy Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Calhoun Academy Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lee Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against King's Academy by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Lee Academy's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Calhoun Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Clarendon Hall on Tuesday. Calhoun Academy put the hurt on Clarendon Hall with a sharp 17-3 victory.
Colt Layton and Landon Barnes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Layton tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Barnes pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Layton scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Barnes went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Hamp Thornton and Crews Felder did most of the damage at the plate: Thornton scored three runs while going 1-for-3, while Felder scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Holeman, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lee Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11. As for Calhoun Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Lee Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Calhoun Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Calhoun Academy's Chase Strickland, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lee Academy still be able to contain Strickland? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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