The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans will head out to challenge the Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Scholars Guild Academy earned a 12-8 win over Horizon Christian Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Ty Newton made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Scholars Guild Academy: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Whitfield, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Joshua Strange also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson Ferry Christian Academy). Everything went their way against North Georgia HomeSchool on Friday as Johnson Ferry Christian Academy made off with a 17-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Will Miller was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zachary Grayson, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and six RBI.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.
Scholars Guild Academy pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, their record is now 3-8.
Scholars Guild Academy took their victory against Johnson Ferry Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Scholars Guild Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johnson Ferry Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
