Lee-Scott Academy can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lakeside School Chiefs a 7-0 shutout. Lee-Scott Academy's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Jake Cummings made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. Cummings has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cummings was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Harrison Short looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, JD Burns was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Garrett West was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lee-Scott Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Lakeside School, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-12.
Lee-Scott Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lakeside School: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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