King Academy is 8-2 against Laurens Academy since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Knights will face off against the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (King Academy has four straight wins, Laurens Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, King Academy made easy work of Wardlaw Academy and carried off a 16-9 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by seven runs or more this season.
Casen Buzhardt
| 03/18/25 @ Richard Winn Academy | 5 |
| 03/12/25 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Laurens Academy | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Greenwood Christian | 2 |
Elijah Hutto and Casen Buzhardt were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hutto struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Buzhardt pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. King Academy is 4-1 when Buzhardt allows three or fewer hits, but 1-2 otherwise. At the plate, Hutto scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Buzhardt scored a run while going 2-for-5. Hutto has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, King Academy got a massive performance out of Greyson Rikard, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those home runs were Rikard's first of the season. Landell Anderson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI.
King Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Laurens Academy came up short against Oakbrook Prep on Friday, falling 24-1. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Laurens Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for King Academy, their record is now 5-3.
King Academy beat Laurens Academy 12-8 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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