The Sylva Bay Academy Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Laurel Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sylva Bay Academy can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home back in July. They lost 15-0 to Simpson Academy. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Laurel Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Wayne Academy 7-5.
Leyla Rigby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Rigby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Shoemake, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bella Horn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Sylva Bay Academy couldn't quite finish off Laurel Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Sylva Bay Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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