Softball Preview: Sparta Academy Warriors vs. Fort Dale Academy Eagles
Sparta Academy is 2-8 against Fort Dale Academy since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sparta Academy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Fort Dale Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Sparta Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Sparta Academy proved they can win big back in February (they won by seven) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Snook Christian Academy and snuck past 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for Sparta Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Fort Dale Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bessemer Academy as Fort Dale Academy made off with a 10-2 win.
Anna Claire Thomas made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Madison Freeman was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Brinkley Long was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Sparta Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Fort Dale Academy, their record is now 13-11.
Sparta Academy might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Fort Dale Academy when the teams last played back in February. Can Sparta Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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