Escambia Academy's loss ends five-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 11:21pm

Recap: Escambia Academy Cougars vs. South Choctaw Academy Rebels

It was a good run, but Escambia Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 11-7 to the South Choctaw Academy Rebels. Escambia Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Choctaw Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Tuesday.

Traegen James was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Charlie Sasser, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Even though they lost, Escambia Academy was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.

Escambia Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5. As for South Choctaw Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.

While Escambia Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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