Baseball Preview: Simpson Academy Cougars vs. Wayne Academy Jaguars
The Simpson Academy Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Academy Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Simpson Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games.
Simpson Academy can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Lamar as Simpson Academy made off with a 10-2 victory.
Simpson Academy got a great performance from Hayes Algee as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Algee has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Barrett McKenney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Connor Cone was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Wayne Academy put up plenty of runs back in March, the same can't be said for Southern Academy. Wayne Academy blew past Southern Academy 12-0. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Wayne Academy this season.
Simpson Academy pushed their record up to 23-4 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Wayne Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
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