The Skipstone Academy Warriors will take on the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Skipstone Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Covington Academy, who was ranked third at the time (Skipstone Academy was ranked second). The Warriors blew past the Bulldogs 13-5 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Scholars Guild Academy strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Trinity Prep get on the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Madison Kenny was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Scholars Guild Academy let Noelle Boeckman and Ellie Brooks run wild. Boeckman went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one double, while Brooks scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Brekke, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Scholars Guild Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Skipstone Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Scholars Guild Academy, their record is now 10-0.
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