Baseball Preview: Edgewood Academy Wildcats vs. Morgan Academy Senators
The Edgewood Academy Wildcats are on the road again on Monday to play the Morgan Academy Senators at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Edgewood Academy stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Crenshaw Christian Academy as Edgewood Academy made off with a 15-2 victory.
Brock Whitt made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Whitt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Whitt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Parker Shaw was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Landon Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Morgan Academy made easy work of Clarke Prep on Tuesday and carried off a 14-4 win. That's two games straight that Morgan Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Like Edgewood Academy, Morgan Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Cade Henderson. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Henderson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Morgan Academy got a massive performance out of Speedie Pernell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Wallis Gilmore, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Edgewood Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Morgan Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Edgewood Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Morgan Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Edgewood Academy suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Morgan Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Edgewood Academy, Jeremy Lee (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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