The Classical Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 19-7 margin over the Woodland Park Panthers. Considering the Titans have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The Classical Academy got a massive performance out of Asher Murphy, who went 4-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Veronica Santos, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Classical Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.3% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 48.2%.
The Classical Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Woodland Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
The Classical Academy will host Rampart at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in The Classical Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matchups. As for Woodland Park, they will head out on the road to square off against Canon City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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