American Leadership Academy - Ironwood had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Benjamin Franklin Chargers on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for American Leadership Academy - Ironwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Shawnacy Serrano made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Serrano was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Serrano wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Campano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Kendra Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Benjamin Franklin's side, Adlee Trujillo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
American Leadership Academy - Ironwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Benjamin Franklin, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
American Leadership Academy - Ironwood will be playing at home against Gilbert Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Gilbert Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.38 runs per game on average), something American Leadership Academy - Ironwood will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Benjamin Franklin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Geneseo at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Benjamin Franklin has given up an average of 12.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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