Scholars Guild Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They never let the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Scholars Guild Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eli McIlvain made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. McIlvain has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. McIlvain was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samuel Autry, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
On Lanier Christian Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Lebel, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Scholars Guild Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Lanier Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Scholars Guild Academy will take on Creekside Christian Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lanier Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Victory Baptist at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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