Lee-Scott Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while St. Anne-Pacelli is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lee-Scott Academy Warriors will take on the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lee-Scott Academy: 1.9, St. Anne-Pacelli: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lee-Scott Academy's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's 11th consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Evangel Christian onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Harrison Short looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lee-Scott Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Burns, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Anne-Pacelli put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They beat St. Mary's Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Give St. Anne-Pacelli's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Brody Sims made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Sims was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Omar Kimbrough was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ben Green, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Lee-Scott Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Lee-Scott Academy skirted past St. Anne-Pacelli 6-4 in their previous matchup back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Anne-Pacelli's Walker Hilton, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lee-Scott Academy still be able to contain Hilton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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