Sylva Bay Academy and Lamar Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Sylva Bay Academy Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Lamar Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sylva Bay Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Sylva Bay Academy waltzed into their game in Monday's second game with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the 17-2.
Ainsley Walley made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Walley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Sylva Bay Academy got a massive performance out of Gage Knight, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Parker Webb was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lamar Christian suffered a tough 14-7 defeat at the hands of Perry Central on Monday.
Sylva Bay Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for Lamar Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Sylva Bay Academy might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Lamar Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lamar Christian's TJ Davis, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Sylva Bay Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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