The Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Piedmont Academy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Central Fellowship Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
If Central Fellowship Christian Academy beats Piedmont Academy with nine runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Central Fellowship Christian Academy walked away with a 9-5 win over Central Georgia Arts on Tuesday.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy let Tanyon Stella and Rhett Adams loose on the outfield. Stella scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Adams scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Kent, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Academy came up short against Gatewood on Tuesday and fell 7-3. Piedmont Academy has struggled against Gatewood recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Piedmont Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Simmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Statham, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Central Fellowship Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Piedmont Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Thursday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Central Fellowship Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .501. However, it's not like Piedmont Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .461. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Central Fellowship Christian Academy's way against Piedmont Academy when the teams last played back in March as Central Fellowship Christian Academy made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Central Fellowship Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piedmont Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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