The Fullington Academy Trojans will be playing at home against the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fullington Academy is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tiftarea Academy as Fullington Academy made off with a 17-5 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Evelyn Fletcher was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Jadyn Rose Nipper was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fullington Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy had to kick off their season on the road last Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Echols County with a sharp 17-7 victory.
Peighton Harper made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Harper was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Citizens Christian Academy let Emma Gourley and Cadence Cravey loose on the outfield. Gourley went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Cravey scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilynn Waldron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
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