Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask David Emanuel Academy). They put the hurt on the Twiggs Academy Trojans with a sharp 21-2 victory on Monday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Kyli Bell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Bell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Aubrey Scott and Kate Yeomans did most of the damage at the plate: Scott went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Yeomans went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Scott also put up a double, which washer first of the season. Another player making a difference was Payton Peebles, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, David Emanuel Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
The victory made it two in a row for David Emanuel Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Twiggs Academy, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
David Emanuel Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Fullington Academy at 4:00 p.m. Fullington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season. As for Twiggs Academy, they will face off against Citizens Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Citizens Christian Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Twiggs Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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