The Horse Creek Academy Stallions will head out on the road to square off against the Greenwood Christian Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Horse Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Horse Creek Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Barnwell just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warhorses by a score of 12-11. Horse Creek Academy has not had much luck with Barnwell recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Horse Creek Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colt Watkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jase Turner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mid-Carolina 4-2.
Leland Reed was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Reed was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kade Heaton was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Davis Yarbrough, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Horse Creek Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Greenwood Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season.
Greenwood Christian's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Horse Creek Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for Greenwood Christian, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Horse Creek Academy's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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