Baseball Preview: Freedom Prep Academy Eagles vs. Draper APA Eagles
The Freedom Prep Academy Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Draper APA Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Freedom Prep Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Draper APA on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Eagles. That's two games in a row now that Freedom Prep Academy has lost by exactly 15 runs.
For Draper APA's part, Kason Crafts was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Crafts is becoming a predictor of Draper APA's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 2-3-1 when he doesn't). Crafts was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-1. Crafts is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayden Caldwell, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. He also put up a double, which washis first of the season. Another player making a difference was Weston Stratton, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Draper APA was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .727. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Freedom Prep Academy's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-8-1. As for Draper APA, the win also got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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