Baseball Preview: Shady Side Academy Bulldogs vs. South Park Eagles
Shady Side Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the South Park Eagles on Tuesday.
Shady Side Academy might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-2 to Derry, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Shady Side Academy has not had much luck with Derry recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Soren Cooper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jonah Sackrowitz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Green, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Shady Side Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Derry only tossed three.
Meanwhile, South Park beat Carrick 5-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Park.
Shady Side Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for South Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
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