The Piedmont Academy Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Piedmont Academy came up short against Gatewood and fell 7-3.
Piedmont Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Simmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Alex Statham was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Fellowship Christian Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Central Georgia Arts. Nine seems to be a good number for Central Fellowship Christian Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tanyon Stella and Rhett Adams did most of the damage at the plate: Stella scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Adams scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lawson Kent, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Piedmont Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Thursday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Piedmont Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .461. However, it's not like Central Fellowship Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .501. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Piedmont Academy suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Central Fellowship Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Fellowship Christian Academy's Kai Decker, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Piedmont Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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