Scholars Guild Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Creekside Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans will take on the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scholars Guild Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Lanier Christian Academy by a score of 4-0.
Eli McIlvain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. McIlvain has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. McIlvain was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Autry, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Creekside Christian Academy sidestepped Flint River Academy for a 6-5 victory. That's two games straight that Creekside Christian Academy has won by just one run.
Creekside Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Mccadden, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Trey Gatlin, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Scholars Guild Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Creekside Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Saturday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Scholars Guild Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .363. However, it's not like Creekside Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .333. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Scholars Guild Academy came up short against Creekside Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February, falling 10-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creekside Christian Academy's Justin Paniagua, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Now that Scholars Guild Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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