George Walton Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Athens Christian Eagles at 4:45 p.m. One thing working in George Walton Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.
George Walton Academy's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Athens Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew. George Walton Academy put the hurt on Athens Christian with a sharp 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Leila Mathis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 3.2 RBI per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Demere Gray, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, George Walton Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 17.
George Walton Academy pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Athens Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
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