The Bell Creek Academy Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bell Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Bell Creek Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on IMG Academy Blue with a sharp 15-7 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bell Creek Academy considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Andrew Golden made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Golden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Golden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Golden wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Berning, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Berning has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Landon Pearce was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Clearwater came up short against Tampa Prep on Thursday and fell 5-1. Clearwater has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bell Creek Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Clearwater, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bell Creek Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clearwater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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