It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McKeel Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Avon Park Red Devils by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kaden Howell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Gill, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Thomas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
McKeel Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avon Park only posted a batting average of .160.
Wildcats
| 04/21/25 vs Avon Park | 6-2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Lakeland Christian | 6-5 |
| 04/02/25 vs IMG Academy Gold | 6-4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Lake Gibson | 7-2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Haines City | 15-0 |
| + 3 more games |
McKeel Academy pushed their record up to 19-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Avon Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
McKeel Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Devils: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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