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| 05/08/26 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 05/08/26 - Home | 6-9 L |
| 04/14/26 - Away | 7-9 L |
| 03/23/26 - Home | 20-5 W |
| 04/03/25 - Away | 2-7 L |
Hearts Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Praise Academy Lions a 4-0 shutout on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Lions on Friday, they had to take a 9-6 defeat.
Not much got past Tripp Strickland, who gave up just four hits to keep Praise Academy off the board. Strickland has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kingston Wright, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Hearts Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Praise Academy, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-3.
Hearts Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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