Fayette Academy is 1-9 against Tipton-Rosemark Academy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Fayette Academy will head out on the road to challenge Tipton-Rosemark Academy at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fayette Academy has six straight wins, Tipton-Rosemark Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Fayette Academy beats Tipton-Rosemark Academy with eight runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Fayette Academy walked away with an 8-3 victory over Brighton on Friday. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Jared Ferge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Mason Bragorgos was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Harris Armour also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Tipton-Rosemark Academy came up short against Covington on Friday, falling 12-1.
Fayette Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.5 runs. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fayette Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Fayette Academy's hitters?
Fayette Academy couldn't quite finish off Tipton-Rosemark Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Fayette Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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