The Southern Academy Cougars will take on the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Southern Academy came up short against Jackson Academy and fell 9-4.
Mallory Newton was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Eagles.
Ezekiel Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Southern Academy suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Ezekiel Academy in their previous matchup back in February. Will Southern Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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