The Academy for Classical Education Gryphons will challenge the Jefferson County Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy for Classical Education is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
Academy for Classical Education's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Central 18-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gryphons.
Will Mincey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Mincey was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Chase Sasser
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In other batting news, Chase Sasser was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Academy for Classical Education is 2-1 when Sasser posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Slade Hodge was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Academy for Classical Education was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .778. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Washington-Wilkes, falling 17-4.
Jefferson County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Holt, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Those runs were Holt's first of the season.
Jefferson County's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Academy for Classical Education, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Jefferson County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Academy for Classical Education has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .545. It's a different story for Jefferson County, though, as they've only averaged .292. Will they be able to contain Academy for Classical Education's hitters?
Academy for Classical Education got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 against Jefferson County by a conclusive 19-0 score. Will the Gryphons repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
