Baseball Recap: Chicago Academy Cougars vs. Clemente Wildcats
Chicago Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Clemente Wildcats and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Chicago Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Clemente's part, Jayden Morales was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Morales was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew Horton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Keyvert Gonzalez, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Chicago Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Clemente, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Chicago Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clemente: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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