Softball Preview: Bulloch Academy Gators vs. David Emanuel Academy Eagles
The Bulloch Academy Gators's road trip will continue as they head out to face the David Emanuel Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bulloch Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so David Emanuel Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bulloch Academy's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Pinewood Christian hitters got past them. Bulloch Academy wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, David Emanuel Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Trinity Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 12-11. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
David Emanuel Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyli Bell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Addalyn Terwilliger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, David Emanuel Academy hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Bulloch Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for David Emanuel Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8.
Everything went Bulloch Academy's way against David Emanuel Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago as Bulloch Academy made off with a 13-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bulloch Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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