There's no place like home for Hearts Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-15 victory over the Harvester Christian Academy Hawks on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their two-run performance the match before.
Jameson Wood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Wood was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
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In other batting news, Cole Trawick was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Kingston Wright was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Hearts Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harvester Christian Academy only posted a batting average of .290.
Hearts Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for Harvester Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Hearts Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Hawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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