It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy of Careers & Exploration can now relate to. They lost 23-3 to the Muir Mustangs on Thursday. Academy of Careers & Exploration's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Addison Shockley (2026). C/OF/CF was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Muir's side, Gianna (GiGi) Butler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Butler was also big at the plate, going 3-for-6 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Abigail (Abi) Milton was a standout: she got on base in five of her six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Gabriella (Gabby) Milton was another key contributor, going 4-for-6 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Academy of Careers & Exploration's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Muir, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Academy of Careers & Exploration does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Muir, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Eastside at 3:15 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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