Baseball Preview: Bayfront Charter Sharks vs. Bonsall Legionnaires
The Bayfront Charter Sharks will be playing at home against the Bonsall Legionnaires at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayfront Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Bayfront Charter came up short against Victory Christian Academy and fell 9-6. Bayfront Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ezekiel Ojinaja made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Erick Flores was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bonsall can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on High Tech NC with a sharp 13-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Bonsall who now have four in a row.
Peyton Yang made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Yang has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Yang was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bonsall got a massive performance out of Rowan Collup, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Collup has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Raul Martinez Jr., who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Bayfront Charter's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bonsall, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8.
Bayfront Charter might still be hurting after the 14-7 defeat they got from Bonsall in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bonsall's Phoenix Young, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Bayfront Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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