The Fullington Academy Trojans will square off against the Southland Academy Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fullington Academy will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Tiftarea Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fullington Academy put the hurt on Tiftarea Academy with a sharp 18-8 victory on Thursday. The Trojans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carli Gibson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jadyn Rose Nipper was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Nipper is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Morgan Causey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fullington Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Southland Academy's way against Deerfield-Windsor on Tuesday as Southland Academy made off with an 18-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Fullington Academy pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Southland Academy, their record now sits at 6-3.
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