Softball Recap: Explorations Academy Comes Up Short

After flying high against Truman on Wednesday, Explorations Academy came back down to earth. Explorations Academy lost 22-9 to the Evander Childs Tigers on Friday. Explorations Academy was not able to make up for their defeat to Evander Childs from their previous meeting back in May of 2017.

Explorations Academy has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Evander Childs, they moved to 2-8 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.

Explorations Academy and Evander Childs could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. Explorations Academy will challenge Walton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (383 vs. 65). Meanwhile, Evander Childs (ranked 466th) will meet Columbus (ranked 50th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.