The Pace Academy Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Hampton Hornets at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Pace Academy will be strutting in after a win while Hampton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Pace Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Riverwood 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pace Academy.
Quinn Culpepper tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Dylan Nelson relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Henry Levenson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hampton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 19-3 loss at the hands of Stockbridge.
Finley Tremor was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Pace Academy now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Hampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Pace Academy's way against Hampton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Pace Academy made off with an 11-2 win. Does Pace Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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