Baseball Game Preview: Flint River Academy Wildcats vs. Skipstone Academy Warriors

The Flint River Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Skipstone Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

On Monday, Flint River Academy came up short against Crawford County and fell 7-2. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Skipstone Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to Rock Springs Christian Academy.

Skipstone Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanler Dudley, who went 1-for-3 with one double. Cohen Ivie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Flint River Academy fell to 6-1. As for Skipstone Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Skipstone Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Flint River Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .457. It's a different story for Skipstone Academy, though, as they've only averaged .330. Will they be able to contain Flint River Academy's hitters?

Flint River Academy took their victory against Skipstone Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flint River Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.