Baseball Recap: Lowndes Academy Makes It Six in a Row at Home

The matchup between Lowndes Academy and Edgewood Academy on Thursday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Lowndes Academy Rebels came out on top in a nail-biter against the Edgewood Academy Wildcats, sneaking past 10-9. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Rebels

Previous 6 Games (Home)

02/27/25 vs Edgewood Academy	10-9
05/01/24 vs Escambia Academy	10-1
04/04/24 vs Hooper Academy	10-0
03/16/24 vs Southern Academy	5-0
03/02/24 vs Edgewood Academy	2-1
02/29/24 vs Edgewood Academy	7-6

Lowndes Academy pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Edgewood Academy, they moved to 5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Coincidentally, Lowndes Academy and Edgewood Academy will both be playing Ezekiel Academy the next time they take the field. Lowndes Academy will head out to face Ezekiel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Edgewood Academy will head out to face them at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.