Bleckley County is 1-7 against Academy for Classical Education since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bleckley County Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Academy for Classical Education is hoping to do what Dublin couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Bleckley County's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Bleckley County never let Dublin onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Addison Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hill was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kaylee Rae Barrs was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jada Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dublin only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Academy for Classical Education had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Trojans. That's two games straight that the Gryphons have won by exactly eight runs.
Bleckley County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Academy for Classical Education, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Bleckley County might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Academy for Classical Education in their previous meeting back in September. Can Bleckley County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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