The Pinecrest Academy Paladins will square off against the Skipstone Academy Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Pinecrest Academy nor Skipstone Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pinecrest Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Covenant Christian Academy on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2. The Paladins' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Pinecrest Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Sime, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Skipstone Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Lafayette Christian, falling 10-0. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly ten runs.
Pinecrest Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 15-2. As for Skipstone Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
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