Baseball Preview: Lee-Scott Academy Warriors vs. Lakeside School Chiefs
Lee-Scott Academy is 9-1 against Lakeside School since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lee-Scott Academy Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Lakeside School Chiefs at 3:00 p.m. Lee-Scott Academy will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Lakeside School's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Lee-Scott Academy had not allowed a single run the last 11 times they've hit the field. Lee-Scott Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand Evangel Christian a 2-0 shutout two weeks ago.
Harrison Short looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lee-Scott Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JD Burns, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakeside School unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Calvary Christian by a score of 3-1.
Carson Scott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
Even though they lost, Lakeside School was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvary Christian didn't hit any.
Lee-Scott Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Lakeside School, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-21.
Lee-Scott Academy took their victory against Lakeside School in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 12-0. Does Lee-Scott Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeside School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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