The Starkville Academy Volunteers will head out on the road to challenge the Central Holmes Christian Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Starkville Academy is leaving town to face Central Holmes Christian after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Starkville Academy fell just short of Oak Hill Academy by a score of 4-3 back in July.
Meanwhile, Central Holmes Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over the Eagles. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Anna Duke was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paicey Ingram, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Holmes Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Starkville Academy beat Central Holmes Christian 13-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starkville Academy since the team 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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