The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers are taking a road trip to take on the Second Baptist Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lutheran South Academy 1.4, Second Baptist 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lutheran South Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kinkaid just ended the team's 16-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Pioneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 40-6 margin over St. Joseph Catholic. Second Baptist might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Second Baptist's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.6 runs over those games. As for Lutheran South Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 25-2-1.
Lutheran South Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Second Baptist in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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