Baseball Preview: ABF Academy Cowboys vs. Sagemont
After seven games on the road, ABF Academy is heading back home. They will take on Sagemont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
ABF Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past iMater Charter 15-3. The result was nothing new for ABF Academy, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Angel Villegas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Villegas was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other pitching news, ABF Academy got a great performance from Miguel Francisco as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Francisco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Pablo Guevara was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Yuliano Lopez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sagemont owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cooper City with a sharp 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sagemont.
Not much got past Zachary Stephens, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Cooper City off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joshua Agriesti, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of David Perez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
ABF Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Sagemont, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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