Baseball Preview: Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle vs. Academy for Academic Excellence Knights
Academy of Careers & Exploration is 2-8 against Academy for Academic Excellence since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle will head out on the road to take on the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Academy of Careers & Exploration proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 23) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past West Valley 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Academy of Careers & Exploration who now have three in a row.
Thomas Koupeny spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Academy of Careers & Exploration saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikel Costa, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 6-1. Six seems to be a good number for Academy for Academic Excellence as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Academy for Academic Excellence let Micah Moyer and Conner Clancy loose on the outfield. Moyer scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Clancy went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Academy of Careers & Exploration is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Academy of Careers & Exploration might still be hurting after the 13-4 loss they got from Academy for Academic Excellence when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Academy of Careers & Exploration avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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