The Briarfield Academy Rebels will square off against the Union Christian Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Briarfield Academy has eight straight victories, Union Christian Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Briarfield Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tensas Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rebels put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Ryder Jones was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Union Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Riverdale Academy by a score of 6-5.
Briarfield Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Union Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Briarfield Academy took their victory against Union Christian Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 22-0 score. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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