Baseball Preview: Public Safety Academy Phoenix vs. Fremont Pathfinders
The Public Safety Academy Phoenix will head out on the road to square off against the Fremont Pathfinders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Public Safety Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven, while Fremont will come in with five straight wins.
Back in March, Public Safety Academy fell victim to a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of Loma Linda Academy.
Conrad Henderson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fremont can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Contreras with a sharp 13-7 victory.
Fremont let Oscar Gonzalez and Christopher Pineda loose on the outfield. Gonzalez scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Pineda scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-4. Pineda has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Public Safety Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Fremont, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Public Safety Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fremont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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