Softball Preview: Pace Academy Knights vs. Decatur Bulldogs
The Pace Academy Knights will challenge the Decatur Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pace Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
Last Monday, Pace Academy made easy work of Midtown and carried off a 15-3 win. Considering Pace Academy has won 17 contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Megan Wrigley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kate Grice was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two triples. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Amelit Hall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Decatur didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeside on Monday and fell 7-6. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pace Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Decatur, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
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