Pace Academy entered their tilt with Forest Park on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Forest Park Panthers onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Katie Wrigley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kate Grice was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. Lauren Kamin was another key player, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Pace Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Forest Park, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pace Academy will face off against Lovett at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pace Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Lovett likes a good challenge. As for Forest Park, they will take on Midtown at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday. Midtown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
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