Baseball Recap: Silver Valley Trojans vs. Academy for Academic Excellence Knights
If Silver Valley was riding high off their 12-2 takedown of Lucerne Valley last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Silver Valley Trojans fell just short of the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. Silver Valley has not had much luck with Academy for Academic Excellence recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Jesse Dillow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Francisco Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Academy for Academic Excellence's side, their win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Micah Moyer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Christian Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Silver Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7.
While Silver Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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