Baseball Preview: Venture Academy Mustangs vs. Turlock Christian Eagles
Venture Academy is 2-8 against Turlock Christian since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Venture Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Turlock Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Venture Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
While Venture Academy has not struggled against Turlock Christian recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Venture Academy came out on top against Turlock Christian by a score of 8-5. The victory was nothing new for Venture Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Xavier Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Perez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Xavier Brown was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Omarion Walker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Venture Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Turlock Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
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