Baseball Preview: Skyview Wolverines vs. Aurora Central Trojans
Skyview is 8-2 against Aurora Central since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Skyview Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Aurora Central Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Skyview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Skyview wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-7), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Damian Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Marcus Archuleta, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Skyview was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Olympians 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Jorge De Los Santos, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Gomez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Skyview's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Aurora Central, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Skyview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Aurora Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Skyview's way against Aurora Central in their previous meeting back in April as Skyview made off with a 13-4 victory. Does Skyview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aurora Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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