The Creekside Christian Academy Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Creekside Christian Academy comes in on five and Scholars Guild Academy on three.
On Thursday, Creekside Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Flint River Academy. That's two games straight that Creekside Christian Academy has won by just one run.
Creekside Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Mccadden, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. Mccadden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Gatlin, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, while Scholars Guild Academy put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Lanier Christian Academy. Scholars Guild Academy came out on top against Lanier Christian Academy by a score of 4-0.
Eli McIlvain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. McIlvain was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Samuel Autry was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Creekside Christian Academy's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Scholars Guild Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Saturday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Creekside Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. However, it's not like Scholars Guild Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .363. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Creekside Christian Academy beat Scholars Guild Academy 10-7 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creekside Christian 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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