Silverdale Academy is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Baylor is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Silverdale Academy Seahawks will take on the Baylor Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Silverdale Academy: 0.8, Baylor: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Silverdale Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Gibbs, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Silverdale Academy was ranked first). Silverdale Academy had just enough and edged Gibbs out 2-1.
Ella Cunningham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Silverdale Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Stinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Baylor can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chattanooga Christian an 8-0 shutout.
Silverdale Academy's victory bumped their record up to 41-3. As for Baylor, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Silverdale Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Baylor in their previous matchup on April 13th, sneaking past 1-0. Does Silverdale Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baylor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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