Baseball Recap: Thrive Academy Bulldogs vs. Slaughter Community Charter Knights
Sadly, Thrive Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-3 walloping at the hands of the Slaughter Community Charter Knights on Wednesday.
For Slaughter Community Charter's part, Jack Gilkison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Gilkison was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thomas Carter was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Ty Ford was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Thrive Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Slaughter Community Charter, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Thrive Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Northeast at 4:00 p.m. Northeast is coming into the match with six straight losses at home, meaning Thrive Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Slaughter Community Charter will take on Central Private at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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