Baseball Preview: King's Academy Lions vs. American Heritage Stallions
King's Academy is 2-8 against American Heritage since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The King's Academy Lions will head out on the road to challenge the American Heritage Stallions at 6:30 p.m. King's Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but King's Academy had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Boca Raton Christian.
Nolan Payne stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matthew Delvalle, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, American Heritage came up short against Stoneman Douglas on Tuesday and fell 4-1. American Heritage has struggled against Stoneman Douglas recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
American Heritage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Tomonto, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
King's Academy's record now sits at 7-7. As for American Heritage, their record is now 7-9.
King's Academy suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to American Heritage in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Heritage's Joey Abbazia, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that King's Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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