The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Lake Lure Classical Academy is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Back in March, Lake Lure Classical Academy fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of The Master's Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lake Lure Classical Academy has scored all season.
Meanwhile, while Pinnacle Classical Academy put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Community Christian Academy. Pinnacle Classical Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Community Christian Academy 2-0. The victory was just what Pinnacle Classical Academy needed coming off of a 9-2 loss in their prior match.
Tyler Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Lowe, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Lake Lure Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Lake Lure Classical Academy came up short against Pinnacle Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pinnacle Classical Academy's Cody Humphries, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Lake Lure Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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