The Atlantic Eagles will challenge the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Atlantic has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Atlantic came up short against Palm Beach Gardens on Tuesday, falling 19-4.
Atlantic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Thompson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy - Canyons waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Lancers 17-7. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Brock Shaffer made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Shaffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Somerset Academy - Canyons let AJ Fernandez and Boyton Zulick run wild. Fernandez went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Zulick scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That triple marked the first that Fernandez hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Miller, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Somerset Academy - Canyons hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Atlantic now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Atlantic might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Somerset Academy - Canyons in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Atlantic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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