Baseball Preview: Lennox Academy Panthers vs. Hawthorne Math & Science Academy The Aviators
Lennox Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hawthorne Math & Science Academy The Aviators at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Lennox Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Lennox Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Dominguez 13-3.
Carlos Diaz and Carlos Miranda made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Diaz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Miranda pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Diaz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Diaz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Miranda scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zebedee Haro, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. David Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne Math & Science Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of New Roads.
Lennox Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Lennox Academy's way against Hawthorne Math & Science Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Lennox Academy made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Lennox Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hawthorne Math & Science Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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