Baseball Recap: Academic Magnet Has No Trouble Against First Baptist School

Academic Magnet lost a heartbreaker the last time they played First Baptist School, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. Everything went the Academic Magnet Raptors' way against the First Baptist School Hurricanes on Thursday as the Academic Magnet Raptors made off with a 10-2 victory. For the Raptors, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 win the Hurricanes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

Heckman Tyler was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Tyler was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That stolen base was his first of the season.

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In other pitching news, Harrison Anson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Academic Magnet is 2-1 when Anson allowstwo or fewer hits, but 1-3 otherwise.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on George Owen, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Academic Magnet's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Ivey Cole was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Academic Magnet has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. First Baptist School's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Academic Magnet will host Philip Simmons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for First Baptist School, they will face off against Northwood Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.