Southwest Georgia Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Southwest Georgia Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Southwest Georgia Academy and Deerfield-Windsor finished up on equal footing with a 9-9 draw.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Augusta Prep Day a 17-0 shutout on Monday. Citizens Christian Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Gray McLean made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. McLean was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Tyson Crosby looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Citizens Christian Academy let Landon Williams and Thomas Gentry loose on the outfield. Williams scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Gentry scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Rutland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Southwest Georgia Academy's draw gives them a new season record of 13-6-1. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Southwest Georgia Academy couldn't quite finish off Citizens Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Friday and fell 5-3. Can Southwest Georgia Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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