Baseball Recap: Little Village Phoenix vs. Chicago Academy Cougars
If Little Village was riding high off their 13-3 takedown of Kelvyn Park last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Little Village Phoenix wound up with the same score they had in their last game (13-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Little Village saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Rubio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Little Village didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chicago Academy only tossed seven.
On Chicago Academy's side, Josh Casillas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Casillas was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Alessandro Vera, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Little Village has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Chicago Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-14.
Little Village will head out on the road to square off against Farragut at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Farragut is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Little Village will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Chicago Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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