
Patriots
02/14/25 vs Lincoln County | 18 |
03/06/25 vs Wilkinson County | 14 |
02/18/25 vs Washington-Wilkes | 10 |
03/04/25 @ Wilkinson County | 9 |
02/10/25 @ Lincoln County | 8 |
While Georgia School for Innovation & Classics didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Wilkinson County Warriors 18-4 on Thursday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Ja'Fonzo Spivey made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics is undefeated when Spivey posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Bowles, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Kitchens, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilkinson County only posted an OBP of .385.
The victory made it two in a row for Georgia School for Innovation & Classics and bumps their season record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.5 runs. As for Wilkinson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-3-1.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wilkinson County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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