The Houston Academy Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the W.S. Neal Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Houston Academy easily dispatched Dale County on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Raiders fell just short of Providence Christian by a score of 7-5 on Monday.
Gabe Glover made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for W.S. Neal, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Blacksher 12-2 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jarrod Crook, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'sean Jones, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
W.S. Neal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blacksher only posted an OBP of .250.
W.S. Neal has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Houston Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
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