Amelia Academy is 0-5 against Fuqua since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Amelia Academy Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Fuqua Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Amelia Academy is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. Their tough 15-0 defeat to Southampton Academy might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Amelia Academy has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Fuqua was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of Brunswick Academy by a score of 3-1. Fuqua has not had much luck with Brunswick Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Marissa Dempsey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Amelia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Fuqua, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Amelia Academy suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Fuqua when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dempsey, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Amelia Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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