Pillow Academy is 0-10 against Magnolia Heights since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pillow Academy Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Magnolia Heights Chiefs at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
While Pillow Academy has not struggled against Starkville Academy recently, they managed to flip the script last Thursday. Pillow Academy never let Starkville Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pillow Academy.
Easton Harrison spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Aiden Valente was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elliot Flowers, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Magnolia Heights stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Starkville Academy with a sharp 13-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Magnolia Heights as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Pillow Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Magnolia Heights, they pushed their record up to 20-4-1 with that victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Pillow Academy came up short against Magnolia Heights in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Will Pillow Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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