Softball Preview: Academy for Innovative Education Aviators vs. East Ridge Knights
The Academy for Innovative Education Aviators will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the East Ridge Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Academy for Innovative Education has not struggled against Florida Christian recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Academy for Innovative Education came out on top against Florida Christian by a score of 6-2.
Mia Gil spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexa Garofalo was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexa Torres, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while East Ridge put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Horizon. East Ridge had just enough and edged Horizon out 1-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs East Ridge has scored all season.
East Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amberlynn Collins, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The victory got Academy for Innovative Education back to even at 7-7. As for East Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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