Baseball Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians
Crismon is on a three-game streak of home wins, while American Leadership Academy - West Foothills is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crismon Rattlers will take on the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crismon proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 20) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against American Leadership Academy - Ironwood and snuck past 5-3.
Alan Hackett looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Kenny Wilsford was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They never let Trivium Prep onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brock Christensen looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Logan Alvarez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Johnny Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Crismon is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Crismon couldn't quite finish off American Leadership Academy - West Foothills when the teams last played back in March and fell 16-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' Jackson Slade, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6. Now that Crismon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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