The Rock Creek Academy Lions will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Crothersville Tigers at 12:00 p.m. Rock Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Rock Creek Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against South Central on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Rebels.
Rock Creek Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Parente, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Parente has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Crothersville was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 9-4 to Columbus Christian.
Rock Creek Academy dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Crothersville, their record is now 1-11.
Crothersville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rock Creek Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .368. It's a different story for Crothersville, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Rock Creek Academy's hitters?
Everything went Rock Creek Academy's way against Crothersville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Rock Creek Academy made off with a 15-9 victory. Will Rock Creek Academy repeat their success, or does Crothersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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