The Slaughter Community Charter Knights will be playing at home against the Thrive Academy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, everything went Slaughter Community Charter's way against Southern Lab as Slaughter Community Charter made off with a 22-7 win.
Jack Gilkison and Carson Chaney made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Gilkison tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Chaney struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gilkison scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Chaney got on base in two of his six plate appearances with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Ty Ford was a standout: he got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carson (Turbo) Baxter, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thrive Academy came into Thursday's game having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Northeast with a sharp 14-3 victory last Thursday. The win was just what Thrive Academy needed coming off of an 18-3 loss in their prior contest.
Slaughter Community Charter's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Thrive Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything went Slaughter Community Charter's way against Thrive Academy in their previous matchup last Wednesday as Slaughter Community Charter made off with an 18-3 victory. Will Slaughter Community Charter repeat their success, or does Thrive Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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