Baseball Recap: Academy of Careers & Exploration Sets Scoring Season-High Against Lucerne Valley

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Academy of Careers & Exploration). Everything went their way against the Lucerne Valley Mustangs on Friday as Academy of Careers & Exploration made off with a 20-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Eagle with their most commanding win of the season.

Thomas Koupeny

Batters Struck Out

03/21/25 vs Lucerne Valley	5
04/23/24 @ Victor Valley Christian	6

Thomas Koupeny and Thomas Martinez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Koupeny tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Martinez struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. What's more, Koupeny posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. At bat, Koupeny went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Martinez scored three runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Jeremy Stevens and Andre Randall did most of the damage at the plate: Stevens scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Randall scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Stevens a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Antonio Thomas, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Academy of Careers & Exploration always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .711. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lucerne Valley only posted an OBP of .435.

The win made it two in a row for Academy of Careers & Exploration and bumps their season record up to 3-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Lucerne Valley, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Academy of Careers & Exploration will square off against Cate at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lucerne Valley, they will challenge Silver Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.