Pace Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the Jackson Jaguars onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by eight runs or more this season.
Megan Wrigley made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Kate Grice was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Katie Wrigley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .650. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in nine consecutive matches.
Pace Academy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Jackson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pace Academy will face off against Midtown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Midtown: 3.9, Pace Academy: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jackson, they will head out to challenge Forest Park at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forest Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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