Baseball Recap: American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians vs. River Valley Dust Devils
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills pushed their score to seven the last time they played River Valley, but on Monday they couldn't quite do it again. The American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians fell just short of the River Valley Dust Devils by a score of 3-1. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Larry Mendoza, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley only tossed three.
On River Valley's side, they got a great performance from Dreyton Gleason as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Gleason has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chad Hunter was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for River Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills is on the road again on Thursday to play Bourgade Catholic at 3:45 p.m. As for River Valley, they will square off against Kingman at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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