The Academy for Classical Education Gryphons will face off against the East Laurens Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Laurens took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Academy for Classical Education, who comes in off a win.
Academy for Classical Education's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Northeast as Academy for Classical Education made off with a 12-0 victory. Considering the Gryphons have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, East Laurens' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 13-5 to Dodge County.
Konner Oneal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Kaden Mimbs was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Oneal wasn't the only one working in the home run department: East Laurens lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Academy for Classical Education is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. East Laurens' loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Academy for Classical Education's way against East Laurens when the teams last played back in February of 2021, as Academy for Classical Education made off with an 11-0 win. Does Academy for Classical Education have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Laurens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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