Baseball Recap: Piedmont Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Central Georgia Arts

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

03/07/25 vs Central Georgia Arts	16
03/06/25 @ George Walton Academy	12
02/21/25 vs Central Fellowship Christian Academy	10
02/25/25 @ Central Georgia Arts	8
02/28/25 @ Lake Oconee Academy	5

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piedmont Academy). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Central Georgia Arts a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The Cougars have beaten Central Georgia Arts the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Central Georgia Arts has come to flipping the script.

Jamus Wingate made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Wingate was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Jack Adams was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Tyler Griswell was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.

Piedmont Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.

Piedmont Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Central Georgia Arts, they moved to 6-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Piedmont Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 13-0 win against Central Fellowship Christian Academy on the 11th. As for Central Georgia Arts, they will challenge Mount de Sales Academy at 6:00 p.m. on March 14th.