Baseball Game Preview: The Classical Academy Titans vs. La Junta Tigers

The Classical Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while La Junta is on a three-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Classical Academy Titans will host the La Junta Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Classical Academy will be strutting in after a victory while La Junta will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, The Classical Academy beat Widefield 8-3. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Gladiators recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

David St Marie was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

CJ Mullen

Hits (Career)

03/11/25 vs Widefield	4
03/20/24 vs Weld Central	3
03/08/25 vs Middle Park	2
05/18/24 @ Delta	2
05/01/24 vs Mitchell	2

In other batting news, CJ Mullen was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Zack Hale, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Thursday. La Junta lost 16-4 to Canon City.

La Junta also got a good showing from Eban Morales, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, La Junta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Casillas, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.