The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers will challenge the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Calhoun Academy will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Calhoun Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Thomas Sumter Academy 17-2 on Friday. Considering the Cavaliers have won five games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase Strickland
| 03/21/25 @ Thomas Sumter Academy | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs Thomas Sumter Academy | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Colleton Prep Academy | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Jefferson Davis Academy | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Jefferson Davis Academy | 1 |
Cullen Sightler and Chase Strickland made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Sightler pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Strickland struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Sightler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Sightler scored two runs while going 4-for-5, while Strickland scored four runs while going 3-for-3. Those four runs gave Strickland a new career-high.
In other batting news, Will Strock and Asher Ficek did most of the damage at the plate: Strock went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI, while Ficek scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Ficek a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Turner Hood, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Calhoun Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 11.8.
Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Landon. Sidwell Friends came up short against Landon, falling 10-4. The loss was the Quakers' first of the season.
Calhoun Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sidwell Friends, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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