St. Anne-Pacelli has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Anne-Pacelli put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They beat St. Mary's Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. St. Anne-Pacelli's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five matches.
Brody Sims made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Sims was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omar Kimbrough, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Green, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Lee-Scott Academy came tearing into Friday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Lightning onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give Lee-Scott Academy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's 11th straight shutout.
Harrison Short looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lee-Scott Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Burns, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
St. Anne-Pacelli is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Lee-Scott Academy, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
St. Anne-Pacelli couldn't quite finish off Lee-Scott Academy when the teams last played back in February and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lee-Scott Academy's Garrett West, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that St. Anne-Pacelli knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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