Preview: Morningside Academy Eagles vs. Boca Raton Christian Blazers
The Morningside Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Boca Raton Christian Blazers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Morningside Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Morningside Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Berean Christian 21-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Leigha Race was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Race has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Race was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Morningside Academy got a massive performance out of Morgan Helphrey, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reagan Wilbur, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Boca Raton Christian suffered a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Morningside Academy back in February. Boca Raton Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morningside Academy pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs per game. As for Boca Raton Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Boca Raton Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Morningside Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Boca Raton Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7 per game. Will Morningside Academy keep running through batters, or will Boca Raton Christian buck the trend?
Morningside Academy took their win against Boca Raton Christian in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 17-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morningside 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
