After both having extra time off, the Whale Branch Warriors and the Beaufort Academy Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whale Branch is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Whale Branch and Battery Creek have met, but the home crowd finally got their W last Wednesday. The Warriors came up short against the Dolphins, falling 10-4.
Whale Branch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franklin Lawton, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Elijah Hunt also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Beaufort Academy fell victim to Andrew Jackson Academy and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
This is the second loss in a row for Beaufort Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Whale Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
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