Central Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets. That's two games straight that Central Academy has won by exactly four runs.
Caleb Ernst was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Ernst has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ernst was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Central Academy let Ryan Ramirez and Isaiah Hester loose on the outfield. Ramirez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Hester scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Ramirez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Pearson Morgan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Central Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Forest Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-15.
As of now, neither Central Academy nor Forest Hills have any future games scheduled.
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