For the second straight game, Kingstree will face off against Atlantic Collegiate Academy. The Blazers will be playing at home against the Armada at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kingstree has given up an average of 12.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Kingstree's offense. They lost 18-0 to Atlantic Collegiate Academy on Tuesday. The Blazers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Atlantic Collegiate Academy's part, Sophia Ioviero and Lauren Wallace did most of the damage at the plate: Ioviero got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and four runs, while Wallace went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Wallace a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Solinger, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Atlantic Collegiate Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kingstree, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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