Baseball Preview: American Leadership Academy Patriots vs. Combs Coyotes
The American Leadership Academy Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Combs Coyotes at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, American Leadership Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Flowing Wells a 6-0 shutout. Give American Leadership Academy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Tate Nielson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Nielson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Dominic Mcknight was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Seth Nielson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Combs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Sabercats. That's two games straight that Combs has won by exactly nine runs.
Payton Martz was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Dayton Kirkpatrick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
American Leadership Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Combs, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14.
Everything went American Leadership Academy's way against Combs in their previous matchup back in March as American Leadership Academy made off with a 24-6 win. Does American Leadership Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Combs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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