Baseball Game Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Barstow Aztecs

The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will face off against the Barstow Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Academy for Academic Excellence is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

On Thursday, Academy for Academic Excellence didn't have quite enough to beat University Prep and fell 6-4.

Academy for Academic Excellence saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kameron Walker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Conner Clancy also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, Barstow won against Eastside on Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Barstow came out on top against Excelsior Charter by a score of 8-3. The win continues a trend for the Aztecs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.

Robert Shipley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two).

Barstow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.

Barstow's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.