Baseball Recap: Rock Academy Warriors vs. Army-Navy Warriors
Rock Academy won the last time they faced Army-Navy, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rock Academy Warriors walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Army-Navy Warriors. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rock Academy.
Quentin Uhland and Max Gimbel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Uhland pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gimbel pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Uhland scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Gimbel scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Gimbel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last nine games he's played.
In other batting news, Rock Academy got a massive performance out of Ethan Daldo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Army-Navy's side, Nathan Bae made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Tiger Fan, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Rock Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Army-Navy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13.
Rock Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against St. Joseph Academy at 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph Academy is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Rock Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Army-Navy, they will face off against Orange Glen at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Army-Navy has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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