Bleckley County is 1-6 against Academy for Classical Education since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bleckley County Royals will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bleckley County's way against Dublin as Bleckley County made off with a 10-2 win.
Cayleigh Francis was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zoey Adams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bleckley County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 36.7%.
Meanwhile, Academy for Classical Education waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers an 8-0 shutout.
Bleckley County pushed their record up to 4-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Academy for Classical Education, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Bleckley County couldn't quite finish off Academy for Classical Education in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Bleckley County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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