Baptist Hill had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-5-1 to make it four. They came up short against the Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix, falling 21-1. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Phoenix from their previous meeting back in April of 2019.
As for Palmetto Scholars Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5. Considering they have won six contests by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Palmetto Scholars Academy's part, Drew Jiannuzzi was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Jiannuzzi also allowed no hits, which is notable because Palmetto Scholars Academy is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 2-5 otherwise. Jiannuzzi was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Palmetto Scholars Academy got a massive performance out of Joseph Rico, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Rico a new career-high. Ethan Horn was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Baptist Hill will take on North Charleston at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.44 runs per game on average), something the Bobcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Palmetto Scholars Academy, they will head out to square off against St. John's Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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