The Suwannee Bulldogs will take on the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Suwannee sitting on ten straight victories and Paxon School For Advanced Studies on three.
Suwannee's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Wolfson 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Suwannee got a great performance from Grayson Greene as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Greene has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hampton Newman was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Koy Frier was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Suwannee hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Paxon School For Advanced Studies rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Indians.
Robert Ward and Javon Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Ward went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Robert Bryson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Suwannee's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
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