Baseball Preview: ITW David Speer Academy Pride vs. Prosser Falcons
The ITW David Speer Academy Pride will head out on the road to face off against the Prosser Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (ITW David Speer Academy has three straight wins, Prosser has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
ITW David Speer Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match last Tuesday. They blew past Pritzker 17-1.
Giomani Rivas made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Rivas was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Juan Frias was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3. Santiago Lopez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Prosser had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Westinghouse on Thursday.
Jeremy Del Rio and Earl Simmons stepped up to the plate in a big way. Del Rio scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Simmons scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Del Rio 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 Ethan Velazquez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
ITW David Speer Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Prosser, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. ITW David Speer Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Prosser struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. The only question left is which team can snag more.
ITW David Speer Academy came up short against Prosser in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for ITW David Speer Academy, Anthony Sosa (who struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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