Softball Preview: Escambia Academy Cougars vs. Snook Christian Academy Eagles
The Escambia Academy Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Snook Christian Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Escambia Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Back in March, Escambia Academy fell victim to a rough 11-3 loss at the hands of South Choctaw Academy.
Meanwhile, Snook Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Sparta Academy by a score of 8-6. Snook Christian Academy has not had much luck with Sparta Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Allie Clayton put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Clayton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Clayton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Madelyn Tompkins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Escambia Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Snook Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Escambia Academy came up short against Snook Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tompkins, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Escambia Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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