Baseball Preview: Point Arena Pirates vs. Sonoma Academy Coyotes
The Point Arena Pirates will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sonoma Academy Coyotes at 5:30 p.m.
Point Arena's 12-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 6-3 to Credo on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Academy entered their tilt with Victory Christian Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 26-3 win two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for Sonoma Academy, who have now won three matches by 17 runs or more so far this season.
Victor Jennings and Jack Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jennings tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Miller pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. At bat, Jennings scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Miller scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elan Bloom, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Texel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Point Arena has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Sonoma Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Point Arena came up short against Sonoma Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2017, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Point Arena, Jordan Salmonsen (who pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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