The Pace Academy Knights and the Mays Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mays is hoping to do what Midtown couldn't on Monday: put an end to Pace Academy's winning streak, which now stands at 13 games. Pace Academy put the hurt on Midtown with a sharp 15-3 victory.
Megan Wrigley was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, 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 contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Mays' way against M.L. King on Thursday as Mays made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Pace Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Mays, they pushed their record up to 6-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Pace Academy's way against Mays when the teams last played back in August, as Pace Academy made off with an 18-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pace Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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