The Washington Academy Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sumner Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Washington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
Washington Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mount View as Washington Academy made off with a 12-2 win.
Bella Cirone and Avery Cates made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Cirone kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Cates pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cirone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Cirone scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Cates fired off three triples, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lily Hennessey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Dennison, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Sumner's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 10-1 to Bucksport. Sumner has struggled against Bucksport recently, as their match on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Washington Academy pushed their record up to 11-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Sumner, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything went Washington Academy's way against Sumner in their previous matchup on May 1st as Washington Academy made off with a 10-3 win. Will Washington Academy repeat their success, or does Sumner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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