In what's become a running theme this season, Escambia Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the Meadowview Christian Trojans as the Escambia Academy Cougars made off with a 13-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Escambia Academy also won the last time the pair played back in February.
Lane Milstead made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Milstead has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Milstead was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Charlie Sasser and Traegen James did most of the damage at the plate: Sasser scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while James scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Carson Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Escambia Academy pushed their record up to 13-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Meadowview Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Escambia Academy beat Meadowview Christian by a score of 12-0 later that day.
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