The Georgia School for Innovation & Classics Patriots will take on the Georgia Military College Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
If Georgia School for Innovation & Classics beats Georgia Military College with 18 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics put the hurt on Wilkinson County with a sharp 18-3 victory on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Crapps was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Five bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Jaxon Watkins was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson McGraw, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilkinson County only posted an OBP of .227.
Meanwhile, Georgia Military College fell victim to Jasper County and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 13-0 to the Hurricanes. Bulldogs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Hurricanes since on Friday.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Georgia Military College, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Georgia Military College struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics couldn't quite finish off Georgia Military College in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 5-3. Can Georgia School for Innovation & Classics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
