The Central Hinds Academy Cougars will challenge the Myrtle Hawks at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Central Hinds Academy challenged Independence on Monday. Everything went Central Hinds Academy's way against Independence as Central Hinds Academy made off with a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Central Hinds Academy got a big performance out of Jay Shuff, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nate Harrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
While Myrtle didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Pillow Academy by a score of 4-1 on Monday.
Drew Stanton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted over his last 11 contests.
Stanton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Butler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. BJ Treadaway was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Myrtle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11 runs. Central Hinds Academy's record is now 2-5.
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