Softball Preview: Parklane Academy Pioneers vs. Tri-County Academy Rebels
Parklane Academy has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Tri-County Academy has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Parklane Academy Pioneers will welcome the Tri-County Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Parklane Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They came out on top against Oak Forest Academy by a score of 3-0.
Meanwhile, Tri-County Academy's hitters rose to the challenge against a Hawks pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.94 runs allowed on Saturday. Tri-County Academy was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Hartfield Academy. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won 12 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Georgia Burgess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
At the plate, Summer Leigh Develle was a standout: she scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Skye Grantham, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hartfield Academy only hit four.
Parklane Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Tri-County Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Everything went Parklane Academy's way against Tri-County Academy when the teams last played back in August as Parklane Academy made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Parklane Academy repeat their success, or does Tri-County Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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