After flying high against Timberland last Friday, Academic Magnet came back down to earth. The Raptors fell 5-2 to the Philip Simmons Iron Horses on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Raptors in their meetings with the Iron Horses: they've now lost five in a row.
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Luke Paggi made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Ivey, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Academic Magnet's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Philip Simmons, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Academic Magnet will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Northwood Academy at 7:00 p.m. on the 13th. The Chargers will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Philip Simmons, they will challenge Blessed Trinity at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Titans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Iron Horses' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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