The Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Peach County Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mount de Sales Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Tattnall Square Academy on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that Mount de Sales Academy has lost by exactly seven runs.
Mount de Sales Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Peach County didn't have quite enough to beat Academy for Classical Education on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Peach County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mount de Sales Academy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-8-1. As for Peach County, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount de Sales Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Peach County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount de Sales Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Peach County when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount de Sales Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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