The Academy for Innovative Education Aviators will head out to square off against the Palmer Trinity Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Academy for Innovative Education took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mater Bay Academy with a sharp 10-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Aviators in their matchups with the Rays: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmer Trinity). Everything went their way against Miami Springs on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Gina Marie Pineda was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with seven RBI, one triple, and one run. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsey Cerda, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Palmer Trinity always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miami Springs only posted an OBP of .357.
Academy for Innovative Education's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Palmer Trinity, their record is now 11-4.
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