Piedmont Academy has gone 6-1 against Central Fellowship Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Piedmont Academy Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Piedmont Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Piedmont Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Central Georgia Arts 16-0. The Cougars have beaten Central Georgia Arts the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Central Georgia Arts has come to flipping the script.
Jamus Wingate was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Wingate was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Jack Adams
| 03/07/25 vs Central Georgia Arts | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Lake Oconee Academy | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Central Georgia Arts | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Central Fellowship Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Westminster Christian Academy | 2 |
In other batting news, Jack Adams was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Tyler Griswell was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Piedmont Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Central Fellowship Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 13-3 to Taylor County. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Barron Hamilton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mason Summer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Piedmont Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Piedmont Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. It's a different story for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .110. Will they be able to contain Piedmont Academy's hitters?
Everything went Piedmont Academy's way against Central Fellowship Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February, as Piedmont Academy made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont 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.
