It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calhoun Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Lee Academy Cougars. Calhoun Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by eight runs or more this season.
Layton Logan made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Logan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Logan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Calhoun Academy got a massive performance out of Carsen Stegall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Stegall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Levi Walls was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Lee Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon George, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Calhoun Academy pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lee Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Calhoun Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lee Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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