Baseball Game Preview: Nuview Bridge Knights vs. San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions

The Nuview Bridge Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nuview Bridge has four straight wins, San Jacinto Leadership Academy has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Nuview Bridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on California Military Institute with a sharp 14-0 victory. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.

Nelson Lara made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Lara was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Lagor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Ethan Rivera, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, San Jacinto Leadership Academy lost 18-3 to San Jacinto Valley Academy on Monday.

San Jacinto Leadership Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Westover, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double was Westover's first of the season.

Nuview Bridge pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for San Jacinto Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Nuview Bridge skirted past San Jacinto Leadership Academy 6-5 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nuview Bridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.