The Edgewood Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Crenshaw Christian Academy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Edgewood Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Chambers Academy.
John Kujala looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cooper Freeman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Drew Allison was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crenshaw Christian Academy waltzed into their contest back in March with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Colts.
Edgewood Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Crenshaw Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Edgewood Academy skirted past Crenshaw Christian Academy 4-3 in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edgewood Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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