The First Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, First Academy was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Tavares.
First Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Herrell, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Leesburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their tough 13-5 defeat to Lake Minneola might stick with them for a while.
David Martinis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
First Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Leesburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Leesburg's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: First Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .370. It's a different story for Leesburg, though, as they've only averaged .204. Will they be able to contain First Academy's hitters?
First Academy might still be hurting after the 14-3 loss they got from Leesburg when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leesburg's Nate Smart, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Now that First Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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