The Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Peak to Peak Pumas at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, The Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Peak to Peak. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Pumas.
For Peak to Peak's part, A J Greene was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Greene has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Greene was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Eddie Castilleja made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tysen Burton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Peak to Peak didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Peak to Peak, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
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