Baseball Game Preview: KIPP King Lions vs. Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy Grizzlies

KIPP King has gone a perfect 3-0 against Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Lions will look to defend their home field against the Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. KIPP King has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

KIPP King fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mt. Diablo on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 14-13.

Gabriel Acevedo

Stolen Base

04/07/25 @ Mt. Diablo	4
04/04/25 @ Leadership Public Schools Richmond	6
04/02/25 @ Leadership	4
03/31/25 @ Making Waves Academy	4
03/28/25 @ Burton	5
+ 2 more games

KIPP King got a massive performance out of Gabriel Acevedo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Acevedo has been hot, having posted two or more stolen bases the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Johnny Munoz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Leadership Public Schools Richmond.

KIPP King's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything went KIPP King's way against Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in March, as KIPP King made off with a 13-7 win. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grizzlies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.