The matchup between Thales Academy Apex and St. Thomas More Academy on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Thales Academy Apex Titans walked away with a 16-11 win over the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors. Thales Academy Apex's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rylan Sheldon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Sheldon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Joey Ghirardi was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Jack Penchuk was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On St. Thomas More Academy's side, they got a massive performance out of John Sapienza, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chris Zwirblia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Thales Academy Apex back to even at 2-2. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1.
Thales Academy Apex is on the road again on Monday to play Combine Academy National at 4:00 p.m. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they will square off against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas More Academy has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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