The Glascock County Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Georgia School for Innovation & Classics Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glascock County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Georgia School for Innovation & Classics will come in with three straight victories.
Friday just wasn't the day for Glascock County's offense. They fell 3-0 to Johnson County on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Meanwhile, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Augusta E as Georgia School for Innovation & Classics made off with a 16-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ja'Fonzo Spivey was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics is undefeated when Spivey posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caleb Bowles, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Augusta E only posted an OBP of .389.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Glascock County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Glascock County came out on top in a nail-biter against Georgia School for Innovation & Classics when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Does Glascock County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Georgia School for Innovation & Classics turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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