Foxcroft Academy is 3-0 against Washington Academy since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Foxcroft Academy Ponies will head out on the road to square off against the Washington Academy Raiders at 12:00 p.m. Foxcroft Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Foxcroft Academy stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Dexter with a sharp 13-2 win.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Washington Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let George Stevens Academy onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Tuesday. Washington Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
James Welch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Welch was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, Colby Moholland was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Shimabukuro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Foxcroft Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Washington Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Foxcroft Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Washington Academy when the teams last played on Saturday, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shimabukuro, who struck out seven batters over 10.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Foxcroft Academy still be able to contain Shimabukuro? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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