Harlem has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Harlem's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Academy of Richmond County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harlem had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but West Laurens put an end to it on Tuesday. Harlem wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Academy of Richmond County came up short against Cross Creek on Tuesday, falling 17-5. That's two games in a row now that the Musketeers have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Ayana Spearman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
Harlem's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Academy of Richmond County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Harlem took their victory against Academy of Richmond County in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlem 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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