The Magee Trojans will square off against the Terry Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Magee's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Terry has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, Magee made easy work of Crystal Springs and carried off a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Akavion Griffith and Carson Harper made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Griffith kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Harper tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Griffith a new career-high. At the plate, Griffith got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Harper scored two runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
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In other batting news, Jeremiah Cole was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Timothy Craft, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Terry came up short against St. Andrew's Episcopal on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Terry saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cory Meaders, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Magee has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Terry, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Magee's way against Terry when the teams last played back in February, as Magee made off with a 12-5 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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