The Academy of American Studies Eagles will challenge the Flushing Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Academy of American Studies comes in on eight and Flushing on three.
On Friday, Academy of American Studies narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Metropolitan 4-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flushing). They put the hurt on Lane with a sharp 12-1 win on Tuesday. The Red Devils not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11, 2024 (when they won 11-0).
The team relied heavily on Jonas Cruz, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those hits were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ryan Diaz, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Flushing always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Academy of American Studies pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Flushing, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Academy of American Studies might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Flushing in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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