The Mount Royal Academy Knights will head out to take on the Epping Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Royal Academy has given up an average of 15.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mount Royal Academy fell victim to Newmarket and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 20-0 to the Mules. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Mules: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Epping fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Portsmouth Christian Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 8, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Logan Abbott was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Abbott was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nolan Schmal was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Seth Lecuyer also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Epping's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Mount Royal Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
