The Peach County Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Peach County: 2.5, Mount de Sales Academy: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Peach County didn't have quite enough to beat Academy for Classical Education and fell 3-2. Peach County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Peach County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Torin Helms, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Tattnall Square Academy. That's two games in a row now that Mount de Sales Academy has lost by exactly seven runs.
Peach County's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Peach County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mount de Sales Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Peach County came up short against Mount de Sales Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Will Peach County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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