Baseball Preview: Horse Creek Academy Stallions vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans
The Horse Creek Academy Stallions are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Horse Creek Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Horse Creek Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Calhoun County as Horse Creek Academy made off with a 16-2 win.
Colt Watkins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Watkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watkins was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Cayden Day was a standout: he got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jase Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Ridge Spring-Monetta is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of Calhoun County on Tuesday.
Horse Creek Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Horse Creek Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Ridge Spring-Monetta when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 15-12. Will Horse Creek Academy repeat their success, or does Ridge Spring-Monetta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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