Academy for Academic Excellence's hitters rose to the challenge against a Jaguars pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.05 points allowed on Wednesday. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights came out on top against the University Prep Jaguars by a score of 15-12. 15 seems to be a good number for Academy for Academic Excellence as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Aiden Carlson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Carlson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Paityn Thibodeaux was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-5. Gracie Farber was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
On University Prep's side, Dani Jackman and Ariana Romero stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jackman got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Romero scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Vic Patino, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Academy for Academic Excellence is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-1-2 record this season. As for University Prep, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3.
Academy for Academic Excellence will have a chance to go back-to-back against University Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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