Baseball Preview: Pace Academy Knights vs. Seckinger Jaguars
The Pace Academy Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Seckinger Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pace Academy has three straight wins, Seckinger has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Pace Academy's victory against Luella wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Pace Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Luella 2-0.
Jackson Hurd tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Terrence Kiel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Seckinger fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Flowery Branch on Saturday.
Seckinger saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Carr, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Pace Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season. As for Seckinger, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Pace Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Seckinger struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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