King's Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They beat the Forest Hill Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for King's Academy.
Caroline Duncan was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Duncan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Duncan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, King's Academy let Gracyn Needle and Lily Stone loose on the outfield. Needle scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Stone scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hailey Adkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Forest Hill's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Murphie Ockunzzi, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
King's Academy's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.8 runs. As for Forest Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
King's Academy will head out on the road to challenge Somerset Academy - Canyons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. King's Academy is facing Somerset Academy - Canyons at the right time seeing as Somerset Academy - Canyons is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Forest Hill, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Palm Beach Central at 6:30 p.m. Palm Beach Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.67 runs per game on average), something Forest Hill will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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