The Lake Marion Gators will head out on the road to take on the Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Marion comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lake Marion lost 14-1 to Jefferson Davis Academy on Monday.
For Jefferson Davis Academy's part, Will Stillinger and Dalton Nix were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Stillinger tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Nix tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Jefferson Davis Academy is 4-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. At the plate, Stillinger went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run, while Nix got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Stillinger a new career-high.
In other batting news, Colson Loadholt was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Perry, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Jefferson Davis Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The win made it two in a row for Jefferson Davis Academy and bumps their season record up to 10-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
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