Pace Academy won the last time they faced Creekside and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Pace Academy Knights' way against the Creekside Seminoles as the Pace Academy Knights made off with an 18-2 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by nine runs or more this season.
Dylan Nelson
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Dylan Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Pace Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5 otherwise. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miles Mador, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Pace Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-6 otherwise. Alston Mallis also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Pace Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pace Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Creekside is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Coming up, Pace Academy will square off against Mays at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. As for Creekside, they will face off against Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Creekside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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