Baseball Recap: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Air Academy Kadets
Discovery Canyon waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Air Academy Kadets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Discovery Canyon also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Carson Seeley and Nate Singleton did most of the damage at the plate: Seeley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Singleton went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jake Cody, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Air Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Morales, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Morales has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Discovery Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Air Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Discovery Canyon will take on Lewis-Palmer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis-Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Air Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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