Peach County is 0-5 against Academy for Classical Education since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Peach County Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Peach County: 2.5, Academy for Classical Education: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Peach County came up short against Mary Persons and fell 5-2.
Jackson Peavy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Peach County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Hudson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Academy for Classical Education put the finishing touches on their 18th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Rutland 12-2. The victory was familiar territory for Academy for Classical Education who now have five in a row.
Peach County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Academy for Classical Education, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Peach County couldn't quite finish off Academy for Classical Education when the teams last played back in March and fell 2-0. Can Peach County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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