The Pace Academy Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Jackson Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pace Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last nine matches.
On Monday, Pace Academy made easy work of North Atlanta and carried off a 10-2 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Megan Wrigley was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Amelit Hall was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Katie Wrigley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Jackson finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 20-2 to Creekside. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Seminoles: they've now lost six in a row.
Pace Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Jackson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
Everything went Pace Academy's way against Jackson when the teams last played back in August as Pace Academy made off with a 10-1 victory. Will Pace Academy repeat their success, or does Jackson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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