The East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. East Valley Athletes for Christ knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Heritage Academy Gateway likes a good challenge.
East Valley Athletes for Christ made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Imagine Prep Coolidge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. East Valley Athletes for Christ never let Imagine Prep Coolidge get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for East Valley Athletes for Christ, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Cameron Marshall and Peter Towey did most of the damage at the plate: Marshall scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Towey scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, Marshall is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Magallanes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
East Valley Athletes for Christ was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy Gateway came up short against East Valley Athletes for Christ on Monday and fell 10-5. The Heroes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Heritage Academy Gateway saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolen Holliday, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Holliday is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Landon Roe was another, getting no hits from his two at bats.
East Valley Athletes for Christ pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Valley Athletes for Christ has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Heritage Academy Gateway struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Valley Athletes for Christ beat Heritage Academy Gateway 10-5 when the teams last played on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
