The Pace Academy Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jackson Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pace Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last nine contests.
On Monday, everything went Pace Academy's way against North Atlanta as Pace Academy made off with a 10-2 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by eight runs or more this season.
Megan Wrigley was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Amelit Hall was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Katie Wrigley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Jackson finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 20-2 to Creekside. The Jaguars have struggled against the Seminoles recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Pace Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Jackson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
Pace Academy took their victory against Jackson when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 10-1. Will Pace Academy repeat their success, or does Jackson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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