It was a good run, but Army-Navy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 27-6 to the Rock Academy Warriors. Army-Navy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rock Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
Palmer Free was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Rock Academy's side, Jack Villanueva and Alec Endicott made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Villanueva pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Endicott pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Villanueva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Villanueva scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Endicott scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Diego Munoz was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Max Gimbel, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Army-Navy's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Rock Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Army-Navy by a score of 13-8.
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