The Amelia Academy Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Kenston Forest Kavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Amelia Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Amelia Academy will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Fuqua, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Amelia Academy came out on top against Fuqua by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday.
Amelia Academy's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaivin Dowell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Kenston Forest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Brunswick Academy by a score of 6-5.
Graham Sledd was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jobe Sullivan, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Amelia Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Kenston Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Amelia Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kenston Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Amelia Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Kenston Forest in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 7-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kenston Forest's Tine Sledd, who struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Amelia Academy still be able to contain Sledd? There's only one way to find out.
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