Kenston Forest is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Amelia Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kenston Forest Kavaliers will take on the Amelia Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kenston Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Kenston Forest after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Brunswick Academy by a score of 6-5.
Graham Sledd was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Jobe Sullivan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Amelia Academy has not done well against Fuqua recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Amelia Academy came out on top against Fuqua by a score of 5-2.
Amelia Academy's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaivin Dowell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Kenston Forest's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Amelia Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kenston Forest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Amelia Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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