The Wardlaw Academy Patriots will head out to take on the Augusta Prep Day Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wardlaw Academy is looking for their season's first win.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Wardlaw Academy's offense. They lost 10-0 to Jefferson Davis Academy on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Augusta Prep Day). Everything went their way against Westside on Wednesday as Augusta Prep Day made off with a 22-8 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Cavaliers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Scott Williams and Shae Joniec made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Williams tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Joniec tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Augusta Prep Day is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. At the plate, Williams got on base in all six of his plate appearances with five RBI and one double, while Joniec scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dakota Dunn, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Hollimon, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
The victory got Augusta Prep Day back to even at 3-3. As for Wardlaw Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Wardlaw Academy might still be hurting after the 18-5 defeat they got from Augusta Prep Day in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Wardlaw Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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