Providence Academy entered their tilt with Mounds Park Academy with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mounds Park Academy Panthers 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Providence Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Gavin Wyant looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Patrick Burns, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Nicholas Nathe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Mounds Park Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Sundgren, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Colin Fike, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Providence Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Mounds Park Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Providence Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Breck at 2:00 p.m. Providence Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season. As for Mounds Park Academy, they are on the road again on Friday to play Heritage Christian at 4:00 p.m. Heritage Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Mounds Park Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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