Baseball Preview: Rock Creek Academy Lions vs. Trinity Lutheran Cougars
The Rock Creek Academy Lions will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Rock Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Rock Creek Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Francis Parker (and have done all season long). Rock Creek Academy put the hurt on Francis Parker with a sharp 18-2 win on Saturday. While fans of Rock Creek Academy might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Max Ruiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ruiz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Rock Creek Academy let Caden Mason and Garrett Gullion loose on the outfield. Mason scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Gullion scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Eric Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran came up short against Indianapolis Lutheran on Saturday and fell 8-4.
Rock Creek Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Trinity Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Rock Creek Academy's way against Trinity Lutheran in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Rock Creek Academy made off with a 12-6 victory. Will Rock Creek Academy repeat their success, or does Trinity Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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