The Academy won the last time they faced Skyview, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went The Academy Wildcats' way against the Skyview Wolverines as The Academy Wildcats made off with a 16-1 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Aubree D'Ambrosio made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Victoria Pearson was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Keara Pogue, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 1.2.
The Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Skyview, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
The Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Elizabeth at 11:00 a.m. Elizabeth will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something The Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Skyview, they will square off against Weld Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Weld Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.44 runs per game on average), something Skyview will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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