Academy for Academic Excellence made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Victor Valley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights blew past the Victor Valley Jackrabbits 9-1 on Tuesday. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 14-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
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Emily Garcia was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Reagan Archuleta and Dayleen De Los Cuetos did most of the damage at the plate: Archuleta scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while De Los Cuetos scored a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits De Los Cuetos has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Berg, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Academy for Academic Excellence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Victor Valley only posted a batting average of .280.
The victory got Academy for Academic Excellence back to even at 5-5-1. As for Victor Valley, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Coming up, Academy for Academic Excellence will square off against Hesperia at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Victor Valley, they will challenge Academy of Careers & Exploration at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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