Softball Preview: Edmund Burke Academy Spartans vs. Brentwood War Eagles
Edmund Burke Academy is 1-9 against Brentwood since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans will take on the Brentwood War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Brentwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Edmund Burke Academy, who comes in off a win.
Edmund Burke Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Gatewood 18-9 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kensy Felix made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Edmund Burke Academy let Leila Eastmead and Addison Riggs loose on the outfield. Eastmead went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Riggs went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. What's more, Eastmead also posted a .500 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Sadie Chance, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edmund Burke Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Brentwood might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Georgia Military College, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The War Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Edmund Burke Academy and bumps their season record up to 10-6. As for Brentwood, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Edmund Burke Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Brentwood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edmund Burke Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
