The Academy at the Lakes Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the River Ridge Royal Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Academy at the Lakes will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Monday, Academy at the Lakes made easy work of Seven Rivers Christian and carried off an 18-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four matchups by 14 runs or more so far this season.
Natalie Osborne
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Natalie Osborne made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ava Parry was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Nola Reilly was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, River Ridge came up short against Land O' Lakes on Tuesday and fell 7-3. The Royal Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
River Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Academy at the Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for River Ridge, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Academy at the Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against River Ridge when the teams last played back in March of 2019, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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