The Washington Academy Raiders will take on the Monmouth Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Washington Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Dexter get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Raiders have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Not much got past Trevor Shimabukuro, who gave up just six hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Dexter off the board. Shimabukuro has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Washington Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Gardner, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Monmouth Academy faced Mount Abram in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Roadrunners. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Washington Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Monmouth Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
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