The Central Holmes Christian Trojans will take on the Calhoun Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Holmes Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Central Holmes Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Calhoun Academy and fell 6-5.
For Calhoun Academy's part, they let Levi Walls and Jake Allen run wild. Walls went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Allen got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Walls has become a key player for Calhoun Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaden Denton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Calhoun Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The victory made it two in a row for Calhoun Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Central Holmes Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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