It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kemper Academy had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They beat the Calhoun Academy Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Kemper Academy who now have six in a row.
Blake Hutcherson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Kemper Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Kynerd, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Calhoun Academy's side, Layton Logan was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Logan has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Logan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Nathan Harrison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Kemper Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Calhoun Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-12.
Kemper Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wilkinson County Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. Kemper Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, Wilkinson County Christian Academy a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Calhoun Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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