Baseball Game Preview: Prairie View Academy Spartans vs. Sylva Bay Academy Saints

For the second straight game, Prairie View Academy will face off against Sylva Bay Academy. The Spartans will host the Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Prairie View Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.

Prairie View Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Sylva Bay Academy with a sharp 15-3 victory. Considering the Spartans have won five matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Hayden Little was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Little was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bax Young, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jackson Gee, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

Prairie View Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sylva Bay Academy, they moved to 16-7 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.