Academy of Careers & Exploration entered their tilt with Desert with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Desert Scorpions on Thursday.
Emily Castrejon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Castrejon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Addison Shockley (2026). C/OF/CF was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Jones (2024), who scored a run and stole three bases.
Academy of Careers & Exploration has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Desert, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Academy of Careers & Exploration beat Desert by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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