Fullington Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fullington Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2018.
Brody Ashley and Aidan Price were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ashley struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Price struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. At the plate, Ashley went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI, while Price got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases. Price has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Blake Scarboro was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Cutter Tharpe was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Sherwood Christian Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Harris, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Fullington Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, their defeat was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.
Fullington Academy will take on Central Georgia Arts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Wiregrass on Thursday.
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