Midtown dropped their record down to 16-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell 7-2 to Pace Academy. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Pace Academy this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Monday.
Midtown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neil Sevigny, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Pace Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Pace Academy's side, Dylan Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Pace Academy got a great performance from Noah Zinman as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Miles Mador, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Pace Academy is 14-2 when Mador posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise. Tyson Dawson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Midtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pace Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Holy Innocents Episcopal at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Golden Bears' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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