Preview: Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles vs. Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears
The Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles will face off against the Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Animo Leadership came up short against Lennox Academy and fell 10-7.
David Vazquez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jarrett Coleman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Port of Los Angeles also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Rancho Dominguez by a score of 5-2.
Port of Los Angeles saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kavanaugh, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jaycob Ponce-Fernandez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Port of Los Angeles hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Animo Leadership's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Port of Los Angeles, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Port of Los Angeles' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Animo Leadership hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .373. It's a different story for Port of Los Angeles, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Animo Leadership's hitters?
Animo Leadership couldn't quite finish off Port of Los Angeles in their previous matchup back in March of 2018 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Animo Leadership, Dylan Renn (who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs 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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