Tiftarea Academy has gone 10-0 against Terrell Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Tiftarea Academy Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Terrell Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tiftarea Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Deerfield-Windsor on Thursday as Tiftarea Academy made off with a 15-6 victory.
Meanwhile, Terrell Academy hadn't done well against Valwood recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Terrell Academy was the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Valwood. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Caroline Presley was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. What's more, she also racked up five strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023.
In other batting news, Emma Lane was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Piper Graham was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Terrell Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 32.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 51.5%.
Tiftarea Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Terrell Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5.
Tiftarea Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Terrell Academy in their previous meeting on September 5th, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tiftarea 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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