Baseball Preview: Escambia Academy Cougars vs. Clarke Prep Gators
Escambia Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Clarke Prep Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Escambia Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Atmore Christian with a sharp 23-4 win. Considering Escambia Academy has won five matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Bell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Bell was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Escambia Academy got a massive performance out of Cameron Bryan, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Milstead, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Clarke Prep and Escambia Academy back in February hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went Clarke Prep's way against Escambia Academy as Clarke Prep made off with a 15-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clarke Prep.
Escambia Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Clarke Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Escambia Academy might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Clarke Prep in their previous matchup back in February. Can Escambia Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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