The Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix will head out on the road to square off against the Charleston Math & Science Riptide at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmetto Scholars Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Palmetto Scholars Academy fell victim to a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of St. John's. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Palmetto Scholars Academy has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Charleston Math & Science suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Lowcountry Leadership on Friday. Charleston Math & Science has not had much luck with Lowcountry Leadership recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Charleston Math & Science saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Spickard, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Palmetto Scholars Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Charleston Math & Science, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Palmetto Scholars Academy skirted past Charleston Math & Science 7-6 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Spickard, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palmetto Scholars Academy still be able to contain Spickard? There's only one way to find out.
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