Preview: Sports Leadership & Management Spartans vs. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate Phoenix
Sports Leadership & Management and Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Sports Leadership & Management Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate Phoenix at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
After a string of six wins, Sports Leadership & Management's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of IMG Academy Gray by a score of 5-4.
Sports Leadership & Management saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Bunner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. James Maccarone was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate suffered a tough 13-6 loss at the hands of Academy at the Lakes on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate in their matchups with Academy at the Lakes: they've now lost four in a row.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate, their record now sits at 4-7.
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Sports Leadership & Management has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .479. It's a different story for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate, though, as they've only averaged .323. Will they be able to contain Sports Leadership & Management's hitters?
Everything went Sports Leadership & Management's way against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Sports Leadership & Management made off with a 10-2 win. Will Sports Leadership & Management repeat their success, or does Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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