The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Cross Keys Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Scholars Guild Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Scholars Guild Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Johnson Ferry Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 16-0 win.
Eli McIlvain was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. McIlvain has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. McIlvain was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Alton Strange was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, six RBI, and three runs. Samuel Autry was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cross Keys was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. Their tough 19-2 defeat to Scholars Guild Academy might stick with them for a while.
Scholars Guild Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs per game. As for Cross Keys, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Scholars Guild Academy took their win against Cross Keys in their previous meeting last Thursday by a conclusive 19-2. Will Scholars Guild Academy repeat their success, or does Cross Keys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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