Winston Academy will challenge East Rankin Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Winston Academy will be strutting in after a victory while East Rankin Academy will be coming in after a loss.
East Rankin Academy will be up against a hot Winston Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Winston Academy never let Oak Hill Academy get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jayson McMillin
| 03/07/25 @ Oak Hill Academy | 9 |
| 04/12/24 @ Canton Academy | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Indianola Academy | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Ethel | 3 |
| 02/06/25 @ Leake Academy | 3 |
Jayson McMillin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Reed Yates was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tripp Hill, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while it was East Rankin Academy who put the first points on the board on Monday, it was Parklane Academy who put up more. East Rankin Academy fell just short of Parklane Academy by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by just one run.
East Rankin Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Kopf, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Aiden Carlisle also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
East Rankin Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Winston Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Winston Academy beat East Rankin Academy 7-3 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winston 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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