It was a good run, but Winston Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Marshall Academy Patriots. Winston Academy was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Marshall Academy's pitchers proved too tough.
Winston Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Rone, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Winston Academy's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Marshall Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winston Academy will square off against Columbus Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Winston Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Marshall Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Lake Cormorant at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marshall Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lake Cormorant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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