Baseball Recap: Kemper Academy Rams vs. Delta Academy Raiders
Kemper Academy extended their postseason success on Thursday against Delta Academy. Everything went their way against the Delta Academy Raiders as they made off with a 16-6 win. Kemper Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cooper Thornton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Thornton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Kemper Academy got a massive performance out of Colton Kynerd, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Nick Dawkins was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2.
The victory (which was Kemper Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-6. As for Delta Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Kemper Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win vs. Calhoun Academy on the 6th. Delta Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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