The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will take on the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Gray Collegiate Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Brookland-Cayce's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Gray Collegiate Academy's win against South Aiken wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Gray Collegiate Academy skirted past South Aiken 3-1. The victory was nothing new for the War Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Riley Huggins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gray Collegiate Academy's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zeb Taylor, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Another was MJ Hornsby, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brookland-Cayce fell victim to Aiken and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fighting Green Hornets by a score of 2-0. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brookland-Cayce now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gray Collegiate Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brookland-Cayce struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Gray Collegiate Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Brookland-Cayce when the teams last played back in April of 2016, sneaking past 5-3. Does Gray Collegiate Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookland-Cayce turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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