The King Academy Knights will square off against Newberry Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newberry Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on King Academy, who comes in off a win.
King Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Laurens Academy by a score of 12-8.
Joshua Oswald and Joseph Morse did most of the damage at the plate: Oswald scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Morse scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. Those stolen bases were Morse's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landell Anderson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Newberry Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Wardlaw Academy on Friday and fell 4-3.
Newberry Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Long, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Thomas Mclean was another, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
King Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Newberry Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went King Academy's way against Newberry Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, as King Academy made off with an 11-0 victory. Does King Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newberry Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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