While Academy for Classical Education's victory against Dublin wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Gryphons skirted past the Fighting Irish 9-8. The win continues a trend for the Gryphons in their matchups with the Fighting Irish: they've now won five in a row.
William Makowski
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William Makowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Makowski was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Slade Hodge was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Harris, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Academy for Classical Education's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Dublin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5.
Academy for Classical Education will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Fighting Irish: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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