Baseball Preview: Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions vs. Vance Charter Knights
The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Vance Charter Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Excelsior Classical Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Vance Charter will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Friday, Excelsior Classical Academy suffered a rough 17-1 loss at the hands of Voyager.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Vance Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Oxford Prep.
Nathan Garlock was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Garlock has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garlock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Shawn Thomas Journigan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Excelsior Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Vance Charter, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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