The Horse Creek Academy Stallions will venture away from home to square off against the Wagener-Salley War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Horse Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Horse Creek Academy easily dispatched Wagener-Salley on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Horse Creek Academy fell just short of American Leadership Academy by a score of 10-8 on Wednesday. The Stallions' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Iniko Barker
| 03/19/25 @ American Leadership Academy | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs North | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Wagener-Salley | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Laney | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ North | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Iniko Barker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Horse Creek Academy's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Rish, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Horse Creek Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Wagener-Salley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Swansea.
Wagener-Salley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Bevell, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Bevell hit this season.
Wagener-Salley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Horse Creek Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Wagener-Salley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Horse Creek Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .328. It's a different story for Wagener-Salley, though, as they've only averaged .171. Will they be able to contain Horse Creek Academy's hitters?
Everything went Horse Creek Academy's way against Wagener-Salley in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Horse Creek Academy made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horse Creek Academy since the squad 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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