Calhoun Academy and Delta Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Calhoun Academy Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Delta Academy Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Calhoun Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Columbus Christian Academy last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the rams.
Layton Logan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Walls, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Delta Academy's offense. They fell victim to a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of Calhoun Academy last Thursday. Delta Academy has not had much luck with Calhoun Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Delta Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Simmerman, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Delta Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhoun Academy only tossed four.
Calhoun Academy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Delta Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Calhoun Academy's way against Delta Academy in their previous meeting last Thursday as Calhoun Academy made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Calhoun Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delta Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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