Culver Academies is 7-0 against Culver Community since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Culver Academies Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Culver Community Cavaliers at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Culver Academies was able to grind out a solid victory over Morgan Township, taking the game 8-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Culver Academies.
Foster Stockton was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stockton was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Jessen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Culver Community had just enough and edged Argos out 4-3 on Wednesday.
Like Culver Academies, Culver Community also got a great game from a two-way player: Jonas McCuen. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. McCuen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
McCuen wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Kindernay, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Culver Academies' record is now 2-0. As for Culver Community, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Culver Academies took their victory against Culver Community in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Culver Academies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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