Preview: Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles vs. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians
The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians at 3:45 p.m. The timing isn't great for Bourgade Catholic: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while American Leadership Academy - West Foothills has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road.
The matchup between Bourgade Catholic and Scottsdale Christian Academy on Wednesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Bourgade Catholic wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-3 walloping at the hands of Scottsdale Christian Academy.
Ramon Rojas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over North Valley Christian Academy on Thursday.
Jaxson Garvey looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Slade, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bourgade Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bourgade Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like American Leadership Academy - West Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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