Summit Academy is on a seven-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Springdale a four-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Summit Academy Knights will take on the Springdale Dynamos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Summit Academy fell victim to a tough 24-1 loss at the hands of Leechburg.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Springdale was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-2 walloping at the hands of Carmichaels.
John Hughes put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Hughes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Hughes wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Wylly, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Summit Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Springdale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Summit Academy suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Springdale when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hughes, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Summit Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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