The Decatur Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Pace Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Decatur: 4.1, Pace Academy: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Decatur didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeside and fell 7-6. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pace Academy had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Monday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 15-3 victory. Pace Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Megan Wrigley was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kate Grice was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two triples. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lauren Kamin, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in 12 consecutive matchups.
Decatur's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Pace Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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