The Horse Creek Academy Stallions will face off against the Williston-Elko Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Williston-Elko took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Horse Creek Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Horse Creek Academy made easy work of Ridge Spring-Monetta and carried off a 9-3 victory. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Bryce Gunter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Horse Creek Academy's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't). Gunter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Connor Kanagy
| 04/22/25 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta | 4 |
| 03/11/25 @ North | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Calhoun County | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Calhoun County | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
In other batting news, Connor Kanagy was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Horse Creek Academy is 7-2 when Kanagy posts two or more runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Cameron English was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Williston-Elko unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wagener-Salley.
The win made it two in a row for Horse Creek Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-10. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Williston-Elko, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 9-7.
Horse Creek Academy skirted past Williston-Elko 5-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Do the Stallions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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