The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Young Americans Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Young Americans Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Scholars Guild Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Scholars Guild Academy faced Creekside Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Scholars Guild Academy had just enough and edged Creekside Christian Academy out 9-8. Nine seems to be a good number for Scholars Guild Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Noelle Boeckman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Boeckman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Scholars Guild Academy let Madison Kenny and Alannah Maher loose on the outfield. Kenny scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Maher went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Ellie Brooks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, sadly, Young Americans Christian is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 28-6 walloping at the hands of Lanier Christian Academy on Monday.
The win made it two in a row for Scholars Guild Academy and bumps their season record up to 8-4. As for Young Americans Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Scholars Guild Academy took their victory against Young Americans Christian in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 18-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scholars Guild Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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