On Tuesday, the Crooms Academy Panthers earned a 7-2 win over the Circle Christian Centurions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crooms Academy.
Caden Nocentino and Aiden Marcialis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nocentino struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Marcialis pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Nocentino scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Marcialis scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leland Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Circle Christian's side, Grant Lion made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Williams, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Crooms Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Circle Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Crooms Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Circle Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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