Baseball Recap: Albuquerque Academy Chargers vs. Del Norte Knights
There's no place like home for Albuquerque Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Del Norte Knights on Friday as the Albuquerque Academy Chargers made off with an 11-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Albuquerque Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Luke Laskey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Laskey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Laskey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Albuquerque Academy got a big performance out of EJ Gallardo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Mark McNaney was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Del Norte's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Albuquerque Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Del Norte, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.
Albuquerque Academy will square off against Bernalillo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bernalillo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Del Norte, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Norte has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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