The Central Academy Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Lee Park Prep Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Academy is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Central Academy lost 13-5 to Parkwood on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lee Park Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Westminster Catawba Christian on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Isaac Watkins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Lee Park Prep is undefeated when Watkins posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise. Isaiah Carpenter was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lee Park Prep pushed their record up to 4-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Central Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Central Academy took their victory against Lee Park Prep when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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