Skipstone Academy extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-16 in the process. They came up short against the Pinecrest Academy Paladins, falling 17-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Paladins this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Friday.
Skipstone Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Cook, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Cook has hit this season.
As for Pinecrest Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-2. The result was nothing new for the Paladins, who have now won 13 matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
On Pinecrest Academy's side, Charles Dodson and Lucas Miles made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Dodson struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Miles tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Dodson went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Miles went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Liam McCavitt was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Matthew Mitchell was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Skipstone Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pinecrest Academy, they will square off against Scholars Guild Academy on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Paladins 2, the Spartans 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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