| 03/05/24 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 03/04/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 02/29/24 - Home | 22-5 W |
| 03/15/18 - Away | 16-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Edgewood Academy is a perfect 9-0 against Hooper Academy since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Edgewood Academy Wildcats will host the Hooper Academy Colts at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edgewood Academy has three straight wins, Hooper Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Edgewood Academy took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Abbeville Christian Academy, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Edgewood Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Abbeville Christian Academy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hooper Academy scored the most runs they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Crenshaw Christian Academy by a score of 14-12. Even if the Colts couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Slade Russell was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Russell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Russell wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Wynn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Wynn a new career-high in hits (two). Another was Sam Moss, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Hooper Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Hooper Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Edgewood Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Edgewood Academy's way against Hooper Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Edgewood Academy made off with a 13-1 win. Will Edgewood Academy repeat their success, or does Hooper Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
