Isle of Wight Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Central Virginia HomeSchool Athletic Association Patriots by a score of 9-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That result was just more of the same for these two, as Isle of Wight Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Nora Pye spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kate Holland, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reece Upton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Central Virginia HomeSchool Athletic Association's side, Reagan Litchford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Isle of Wight Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Central Virginia HomeSchool Athletic Association, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8-1.
Isle of Wight Academy will head out on the road to challenge Christchurch School at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Isle of Wight Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Central Virginia HomeSchool Athletic Association does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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