Baseball Preview: Leonard Lancers vs. Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars
Leonard is 0-5 against Somerset Academy - Canyons since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leonard Lancers will be playing at home against the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Leonard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Leonard entered their tilt with Lake Worth with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Trojans 7-6.
Shawn Lopez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Lopez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Victor Garcia-Gosling, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Steven Montes de Oca Napoles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Somerset Academy - Canyons might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-3 to Oxbridge Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Somerset Academy - Canyons has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Somerset Academy - Canyons saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Denitto, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Ziemak, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Leonard's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Leonard has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy - Canyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Leonard suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Somerset Academy - Canyons in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somerset Academy - Canyons' Lucas Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Leonard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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