Middle College is 5-0 against Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Middle College Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Middle College will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 12) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Overton 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Earnest Williams, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jordan Stevens, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering made sure to put some runs up on the board against Memphis Business Academy on Tuesday. Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering came out on top in a nail-biter against Memphis Business Academy and snuck past 10-9. With that victory, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Tyresse Young made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Young was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering got a massive performance out of Jovian Payne, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristian Smith, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Middle College's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Middle College's way against Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering in their previous meeting on April 4th as Middle College made off with a 26-2 win. Does Middle College have another victory up their sleeve, or will Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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