Saints
| 03/18/25 vs Newton County Academy | 9 |
| 03/11/25 @ Hattiesburg HomeSchool | 13 |
| 03/07/25 @ Enterprise | 0 |
| 03/06/25 vs Laurel Christian | 15 |
| 03/03/25 vs Hattiesburg HomeSchool | 13 |
| + 5 more games |
The Sylva Bay Academy Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Newton County Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sylva Bay Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
While Sylva Bay Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Newton County Academy by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
For Newton County Academy's part, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gaines Boyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Boyd wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Newton County Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Sylva Bay Academy pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.2 hits in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Newton County Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
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