Academy for Academic Excellence waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Lucerne Valley Mustangs with a sharp 19-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Academy for Academic Excellence also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Aiden Carmona made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carmona has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carmona was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Keegan Layton and Liam McCarty did most of the damage at the plate: Layton scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while McCarty scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Garrett Morrison was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Academy for Academic Excellence has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Lucerne Valley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Academy for Academic Excellence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lucerne Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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