Laurens Academy is 1-7 against King Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Laurens Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the King Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Laurens Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 17-10 loss to Oakbrook Prep might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Nathan Bell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Laurens Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, King Academy pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Wardlaw Academy by a score of 12-10.
Laurens Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for King Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Laurens Academy came up short against King Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Laurens Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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