Crooms Academy won against Varsity Opponent on Friday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Panthers beat the Jones Fightin' Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fightin' Tigers, too.
Kameron Barnes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Barnes was also big at the plate, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leland Smith, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Caden Bachand was another key player, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Crooms Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .875. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
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| 02/17/26 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 02/14/25 - Away | 20-1 W |
| 02/12/25 - Home | 18-8 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 18-3 W |
| 02/23/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Crooms Academy now has a winning record of 2-1.
They will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jones: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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