The Central Carolina Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the River Mill Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Central Carolina Academy can't be too happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Tuesday. They lost 17-1 to American Leadership Academy-Johnston.
Meanwhile, River Mill hadn't done well against Clover Garden School recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Jaguars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the Grizzlies. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jaguars have posted against the Grizzlies since April 3, 2019.
The team relied heavily on Summer Basden, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Pryce Lovette, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
River Mill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive games.
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