After flying high against First Baptist Christian Academy last Monday, Halifax Academy came back down to earth. The Halifax Academy Knights fell victim to a tough 25-1 defeat at the hands of the Crooms Academy Panthers on Thursday. Halifax Academy has not had much luck with Crooms Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Crooms Academy's part, Dillan Gallant was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Gallant has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gallant was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Micah Massey was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aiden Marcialis, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Halifax Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Crooms Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Halifax Academy will head out on the road to take on St. John Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Crooms Academy, they will be playing at home against Circle Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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