Baseball Preview: Manual Thunderbolts vs. The Academy Wildcats
The Manual Thunderbolts will head out on the road to take on The Academy Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manual is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Manual lost 14-4 to SkyView Academy on Tuesday.
Andrew Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Cartail Dickey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, The Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Miners by a score of 9-5.
Dylan Akers made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Akers was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Zack Johnson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tony Fabian, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for The Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Manual suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to The Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Manual, Corbin Miller (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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