The Columbia Academy Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brookhaven Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia Academy has six straight victories, Brookhaven Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Columbia Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Brookhaven Academy out 3-2.
Trent Buckley was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Buckley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Zeke Todd looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Stuart, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corban Lawrence, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base.
Columbia Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 18 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Brookhaven Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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