Baseball Recap: Tiftarea Academy Comes Up Short

Tiftarea Academy was the 5-4 winner over Stratford Academy when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Tiftarea Academy Panthers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stratford Academy Eagles on Monday.

Tiftarea Academy dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Stratford Academy, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Looking ahead, Tiftarea Academy will welcome Valwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Stratford Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Southland Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southland Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.17 runs per game on average), something Stratford Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.