Stratford Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Central Georgia Arts is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will host Central Georgia Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stratford Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Piedmont Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 9-2 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Central Georgia Arts hadn't done well against Covenant Academy recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Central Georgia Arts put the hurt on Covenant Academy with a sharp 10-2 win. With that victory, Central Georgia Arts brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Harrison Strange was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Brooks, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Central Georgia Arts was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Central Georgia Arts has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Stratford Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Stratford Academy skirted past Central Georgia Arts 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do Central Georgia Arts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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