Softball Preview: Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle vs. Ontario Christian Knights
The Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle will be playing at home against the Ontario Christian Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Academy of Careers & Exploration's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Ontario Christian has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Academy of Careers & Exploration put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lucerne Valley as Academy of Careers & Exploration made off with a 24-4 victory. The win was just what Academy of Careers & Exploration needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior contest.
Academy of Careers & Exploration got a massive performance out of Araceli Manzo (2024), who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Danaka Pelayes (2024), who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ontario Christian's offense. Their rough 14-0 defeat to Rancho Mirage on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Academy of Careers & Exploration is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Ontario Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Academy of Careers & Exploration hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ontario Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Academy of Careers & Exploration skirted past Ontario Christian 11-10 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Does Academy of Careers & Exploration have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ontario Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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