Legion Collegiate Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against Carolina Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Legion Collegiate Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Legion Collegiate Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Lee Academy 14-1. That's two games straight that Legion Collegiate Academy has won by exactly 13 runs.
Coalson Williams looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Mac Donald, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Hudson Riordan was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Carolina Royals came up short against Charlotte Country Day School on Tuesday and fell 6-2. Carolina Royals has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carolina Royals also got a good showing from David Rowles, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Rowles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carolina Royals saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Legion Collegiate Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Carolina Royals, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Legion Collegiate Academy skirted past Carolina Royals 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Legion Collegiate Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carolina Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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