Softball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for the First Academy

Royals

Margin (Wins)

04/13/26 @ Lakeland	17
03/06/26 vs Horizon	16
03/10/26 @ Harmony	13
03/05/26 @ East River	10
02/24/26 vs Windermere	10

With a playoff win on the line, The First Academy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Space Coast Vipers as they made off with a 15-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Emerson Gunkel looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March.

At the plate, The First Academy got a massive performance out of Luna Taboas, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Taboas a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elissa Moore, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.

The First Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Space Coast only posted an OBP of .406.

The win was the seventh in a row for The First Academy, bringing their record up to 21-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Space Coast, they dropped their record down to 11-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, The First Academy will challenge Trinity Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Space Coast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.