Baseball Preview: Lucerne Valley Mustangs vs. Academy for Academic Excellence Knights
Lucerne Valley is 0-8 against Academy for Academic Excellence since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lucerne Valley Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 3:15 p.m.
Lucerne Valley is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-3 walloping at the hands of Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy.
Meanwhile, everything went Academy for Academic Excellence's way against Victor Valley Christian on Monday as Academy for Academic Excellence made off with a 20-1 win. With that victory, Academy for Academic Excellence brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Garrett Morrison made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Morrison was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Conner Clancy, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Keegan Layton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lucerne Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
Lucerne Valley suffered a grim 20-2 defeat to Academy for Academic Excellence when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lucerne Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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