Academy for Academic Excellence and Big Bear are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Big Bear Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Academy for Academic Excellence got the win against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy by a conclusive 12-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Academy for Academic Excellence.
Haylee Berg and Aiden Carlson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Berg pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Carlson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Berg went 3-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Carlson scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Academy for Academic Excellence let Gracie Farber and Kayla Berg loose on the outfield. Farber scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Berg scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paityn Thibodeaux, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Big Bear never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Entrepreneur 18-0.
Academy for Academic Excellence is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. As for Big Bear, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Academy for Academic Excellence took their victory against Big Bear in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-4. Does Academy for Academic Excellence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Bear turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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