The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans will square off against the Lyndon Academy Terriers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Scholars Guild Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Scholars Guild Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Covington Academy, who was ranked second at the time (Scholars Guild Academy was ranked first). Scholars Guild Academy put the hurt on Covington Academy with a sharp 18-3 victory on Thursday. Fans of the Spartans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Madison Kenny made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Scholars Guild Academy got a massive performance out of Noelle Boeckman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. That stolen base was Boeckman's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Alanna Maher, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Scholars Guild Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .696. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Lyndon Academy lost 13-1 to Trinity Prep on Thursday. The Terriers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amelia Hardin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Scholars Guild Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lyndon Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Lyndon Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Scholars Guild Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lyndon Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7 strikeouts. Will Scholars Guild Academy keep running through batters, or will Lyndon Academy buck the trend?
Everything went Scholars Guild Academy's way against Lyndon Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Scholars Guild Academy made off with a 19-1 victory. Will Scholars Guild Academy repeat their success, or does Lyndon Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
