The Terrell Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Deerfield-Windsor Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Terrell Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Tiftarea Academy on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Caroline Presley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Terrell Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addler Swain, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Terrell Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Deerfield-Windsor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 15-6 to Tiftarea Academy.
Terrell Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Terrell Academy's way against Deerfield-Windsor when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Terrell Academy made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Terrell Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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