After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Morgan Academy, Sparta Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They skirted past the Escambia Academy Cougars 9-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Hagen Robinson
| 03/09/26 vs Escambia Academy | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Crenshaw Christian Academy | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Snook Christian Academy | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Escambia Academy | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Jackson Academy | 2 |
Hagen Robinson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Robinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kelly Barlow, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. Sparta Academy is undefeated when Barlow posts two or more runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Jorge Alarcon was another, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Sparta Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escambia Academy only posted an OBP of .400.
The win got Sparta Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Escambia Academy, the defeat was their first on the road, dropping their record down to 3-3-1.
Sparta Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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