The King's Academy Lions will square off against the American Heritage Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (King's Academy 3.1, American Heritage 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, King's Academy got the win against Cardinal Newman by a conclusive 11-3. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Caroline Duncan was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Duncan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kiersten Zimmerman was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Lyla Diblasi was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
King's Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal Newman only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for American Heritage's offense. They fell just short of Westminster Christian by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
King's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11 runs. As for American Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
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