Baseball Preview: Scholars Guild Academy Spartans vs. Pinecrest Academy Paladins
The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans will be playing at home against the Pinecrest Academy Paladins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Scholars Guild Academy will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Scholars Guild Academy can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Creekside Christian Academy as Scholars Guild Academy made off with a 14-7 win. Scholars Guild Academy's victory was all the more impressive since Creekside Christian Academy was averaging only 3.36 runs allowed on the season.
Eli McIlvain and Samuel Autry were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, McIlvain pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Autry pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, McIlvain scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Autry scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Henry Rumble was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ty Newton, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cornerstone Prep Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Like Scholars Guild Academy, Pinecrest Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Ben Nadler. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Nadler was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two triples, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Chris Calupca was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Will Sauter was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Scholars Guild Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Pinecrest Academy, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8.
Pinecrest Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Scholars Guild Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .371. It's a different story for Pinecrest Academy, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain Scholars Guild Academy's hitters?
Scholars Guild Academy took their victory against Pinecrest Academy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-3. Will Scholars Guild Academy repeat their success, or does Pinecrest Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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