The Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers will head out to face off against the Buford Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Legion Collegiate Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Legion Collegiate Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Buford: they just beat T.L. Hanna at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Lancers beat the Yellow Jackets on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-6.
Meanwhile, Buford was able to grind out a solid win over Union Academy on Wednesday, taking the game 8-3.
Buford got a big performance out of Gavin Lowery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mckenzie, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lowery wasn't the only one making solid contact: Buford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Academy only managed seven hits.
Legion Collegiate Academy's record is now 14-8. As for Buford, their record now sits at 13-5.
Legion Collegiate Academy skirted past Buford 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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