Baseball Preview: Valor Academy vs. Discovery Warriors
Valor Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Discovery Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Valor Academy fell victim to a rough 16-4 loss at the hands of Sun Valley Magnet. Valor Academy has not had much luck with Sun Valley Magnet recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Erick Ramirez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Ramirez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Herrejon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Discovery is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. They took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Community Charter on Monday. One positive for Discovery, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Valor Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Discovery, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Valor Academy skirted past Discovery 8-7 in their previous matchup on April 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valor Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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