Baseball Preview: Maywood Academy Nighthawks vs. Marquez Gladiators
Maywood Academy is 2-7 against Marquez since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Maywood Academy Nighthawks will head out on the road to face off against the Marquez Gladiators at 1:15 p.m.
Maywood Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Marquez on Monday. They lost 16-0 to the Gladiators. Maywood Academy's loss continues a trend for the team, making it seven in a row.
For Marquez's part, Jaime Hernandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Derek Vazquez was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jason Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
Maywood Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Marquez, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
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