The Kingstree Blazers will venture away from home to take on the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kingstree, who comes in off a win.
Kingstree is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over Mullins last Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meltrin Segars made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makhi Shaw, who went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy'Marreon Mcknight, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Atlantic Collegiate Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to South Caldwell.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coleman Strickland, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Kingstree's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 3-9. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
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