Winston Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Canton Academy Panthers out 6-5. For Winston Academy, this counts as revenge for the 11-6 defeat Canton Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Holder Tidwell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Yates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Winston Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Canton Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
Winston Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Canton Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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