Wednesday just wasn't the day for Horse Creek Academy's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Greenwood Christian Hawks on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Horse Creek Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Horse Creek Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rhett Howard, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Greenwood Christian's side, Tait Jackson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Will Patterson and Leland Reed did most of the damage at the plate: Patterson went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Reed scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Davis Yarbrough was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Horse Creek Academy and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Greenwood Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season.
While Horse Creek Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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