Lakeside School hasn't had much luck against Macon-East Montgomery Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lakeside School Chiefs will take on the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Lakeside School hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Lakeside School's pitcher stepped up to hand South Choctaw Academy an 11-0 shutout on Saturday.
Demetrius Hardnett
| 03/08/25 vs South Choctaw Academy | 14 |
| 03/01/25 @ Southern Academy | 7 |
| 02/24/25 vs Brookstone | 11 |
| 02/19/25 @ Westfield School | 10 |
| 02/10/25 vs Coosa Valley Academy | 17 |
Demetrius Hardnett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lakeside School got a massive performance out of Trent Hayes, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Brayden Vachon was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Lakeside School was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .467 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macon-East Montgomery Academy). They were the clear victor by a 17-10 margin over Hooper Academy on Tuesday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Lakeside School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. The victory got Macon-East Montgomery Academy back to even at 4-4.
Lakeside School might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Macon-East Montgomery Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Lakeside School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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