The Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wellington Eagles. That's more bragging rights for The Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tony Fabian made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Fabian has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fabian was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Fabian wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conner McDuffee, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Zack Johnson was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple.
On Wellington's side, they got a good showing from Luke Moore, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Parker Jimenez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Wellington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The Academy pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Wellington, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-10.
The Academy will head out on the road to square off against Manual at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Academy is facing Manual at the right time seeing as Manual is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Wellington, they will head out on the road to challenge Eaton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Eaton will roll in looking for their 19th straight win, something Wellington surely won't give up without a fight.
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