Lee-Scott Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lakeside School Chiefs a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lee-Scott Academy, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Braden Martin looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Lee-Scott Academy got a massive performance out of Pelzer Reaves, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Garrett West was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lakeside School's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Morrow, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base. Morrow has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory (which was Lee-Scott Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Lakeside School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Lee-Scott Academy will be playing at home against Lakeside School at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lakeside School, they will head out on the road to challenge Southern Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Southern Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lakeside School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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