It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lee Academy can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the Calhoun Academy Cavaliers on Thursday. Lee Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Calhoun Academy's part, Landon Barnes and Connor Hayes made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Barnes tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hayes struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Barnes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Barnes scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Hayes scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colt Layton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Jospeh Lyons was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Lee Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-15-1. As for Calhoun Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Lee Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calhoun Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Patrick Henry Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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