The Fort Dale Academy Eagles will challenge the Hooper Academy Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Dale Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Hooper Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fort Dale Academy's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Chambers Academy hitters got past them. Fort Dale Academy fell 12-9 to Chambers Academy on Saturday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Dale Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sandrell Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Williams has posted since back in February. Trip Albert was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hooper Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to Bessemer Academy. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Colts haven't been shut out since back in February.
Fort Dale Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Hooper Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Hooper Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Dale Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Hooper Academy, though, as they've only averaged .225. Will they be able to contain Fort Dale Academy's hitters?
Fort Dale Academy suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Hooper Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Fort Dale Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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