Crisp Academy lost against Wilcox County back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Crisp Academy Wildcats took a 17-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wilcox County Patriots. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Laura Evans made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Mary Margaret Gibbs, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Crisp Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Crisp Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Wilcox County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crisp Academy will face off against Fullington Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fullington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Wilcox County, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Telfair County at 5:30 p.m. Wilcox County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Telfair County likes a good challenge.
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