Baseball Recap: Ben Holt College Prep Academy Has No Trouble Against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy

Ben Holt College Prep Academy never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans 16-0. The victory continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won eight in a row.

Elias Gonzalez

Batters Struck Out

05/02/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	7
04/14/25 @ Liberty Ranch	4
04/09/25 @ Venture Academy	1
04/03/25 vs Millennium	1
03/28/25 vs Turlock Christian	5
+ 2 more games

Elias Gonzalez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Ben Holt College Prep Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Isaac Gonzalez was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Ben Holt College Prep Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Adrian Valdez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy's record now sits at 9-7. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

As of now, neither Ben Holt College Prep Academy nor the Titans have any future games scheduled.