The Sparta Academy Warriors will challenge the Escambia Academy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sparta Academy has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 22.
On Monday, Sparta Academy came up short against Escambia Academy and fell 6-2. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly four runs.
For Escambia Academy's part, Hayden Sheets made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Escambia Academy is undefeated when Sheets allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Sheets was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Isaac Radcliff was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Escambia Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-5 otherwise. Traegen James was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI.
Escambia Academy now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Sparta Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
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