The Horse Creek Academy Stallions will head out on the road to challenge the Wagener-Salley War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horse Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Horse Creek Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Eau Claire 16-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Horse Creek Academy.
Jaxon Martin looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Iniko Barker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Day, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Wagener-Salley's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-0 walloping at the hands of Pelion on Wednesday. Wagener-Salley has not had much luck with Pelion recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The win got Horse Creek Academy back to even at 8-8. As for Wagener-Salley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Wagener-Salley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Horse Creek Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for Wagener-Salley, though, as they've only averaged .188. Will they be able to contain Horse Creek Academy's hitters?
Horse Creek Academy took their victory against Wagener-Salley when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 22-1. Will Horse Creek Academy repeat their success, or does Wagener-Salley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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