After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Anderson C, High Point Academy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Laurens Academy Crusaders and snuck past 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for High Point Academy considering their two-run performance the game before.
Isaac Ross was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Ralls, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
On Laurens Academy's side, Hack Hardy put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hardy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caleb Hardy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3.
The win got High Point Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Laurens Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7.
High Point Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph's Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. High Point Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Laurens Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wardlaw Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurens Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses, Wardlaw Academy a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
