The Pace Academy Knights will play host again on Thursday to welcome the M.L. King Lions, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:55 p.m. Pace Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully M.L. King likes a good challenge.
M.L. King's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Pace Academy didn't have allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Pace Academy never let Lovett onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Wednesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by nine runs or more this season.
Katie Wrigley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Pace Academy got a massive performance out of Livie Lynch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Lynch has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Amelit Hall, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, M.L. King lost 18-3 to Jackson on Wednesday.
Pace Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for M.L. King, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-10.
Pace Academy took their win against M.L. King in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 17-0. Does Pace Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will M.L. King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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