Baseball Preview: Merit Preparatory Academy Knights vs. Draper APA Eagles
Merit Preparatory Academy has gone 8-2 against Draper APA recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Draper APA Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Merit Preparatory Academy is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Friday. They lost 14-4 to Maeser Prep Academy.
Meanwhile, Draper APA came up short against Maeser Prep Academy on Friday, falling 16-5. The Eagles have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Lincoln Davis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Lowe, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Draper APA didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.2.
Merit Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Draper APA, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
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