The Williamsburg Academy Stallions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marlboro Academy Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Williamsburg Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Laurence Manning Academy on Friday. They fell just short of the Swampcats by a score of 2-0. Williamsburg Academy has struggled against Laurence Manning Academy recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Marlboro Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Thomas Sumter Academy by a score of 6-5.
Marlboro Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Williamsburg Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Marlboro Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Williamsburg Academy skirted past Marlboro Academy 4-2 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Smith, who struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Williamsburg Academy still be able to contain Smith? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
