Baseball Recap: Animo Venice Comes Up Short

Animo Venice came into this matchup off a tough 12-run defeat on April 11th. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Animo Robinson Monarchs by a score of 13-11 on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Animo Venice's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Animo Robinson, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Animo Venice will head out to take on Alliance Health Services Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates are facing the Wolves at the right time seeing as the Wolves are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Animo Robinson, they are taking a road trip to challenge Stella High Charter Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Monarchs surely won't give up without a fight.