It was a good run, but Remington Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-3 to the Montverde Academy Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Remington Christian Academy of the 10-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Remington Christian Academy got a good showing from Axel Duque, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Duque has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Exio Duque made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Sanchez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
On Montverde Academy's side, Federic Irving made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Irving was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Montverde Academy got a great performance from Christian Borbely as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
Irving wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joevansky Velez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Remington Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9-1. As for Montverde Academy, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Remington Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against IMG Academy Gold at 2:00 p.m. Remington Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so IMG Academy Gold's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Montverde Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Bishop Moore at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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