The Copiah Academy Colonels will head out on the road to square off against the Silliman Institute Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silliman Institute is hoping to do on Tuesday what St. Aloysius couldn't on Friday: put an end to Copiah Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Copiah Academy was the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over St. Aloysius. 11 seems to be a good number for Copiah Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jake Ainsworth was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ainsworth was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braxton Miller, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Grayson Moody was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Silliman Institute had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with an 11-3 victory.
Copiah Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Silliman Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Copiah Academy suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Silliman Institute in their previous matchup back in February. Can Copiah Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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