Baseball Preview: Rock Academy Warriors vs. High Tech SD Storm
The Rock Academy Warriors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the High Tech SD Storm at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Rock Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over St. Joseph Academy.
Alec Endicott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Endicott has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Endicott was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quentin Uhland, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Max Gimbel, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, while High Tech SD put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Hoover. High Tech SD sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Hoover.
The result came thanks to Carlos Cornejo's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, High Tech SD saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nano Acevedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Rock Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for High Tech SD, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rock Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like High Tech SD struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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