It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southwest Georgia Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots 9-8. This was a revenge match for Southwest Georgia Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-3 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
For Citizens Christian Academy's part, Taeven Harden and Thomas Gentry did some serious damage despite the final result: Harden got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while Gentry scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Gray McLean was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Southwest Georgia Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Citizens Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-10.
Southwest Georgia Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Citizens Christian Academy: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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