Baseball Preview: Rock Academy Warriors vs. St. Joseph Academy Crusaders
Rock Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Rock Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against High Tech SD (and have done all season long). Everything went Rock Academy's way against High Tech SD on Thursday as Rock Academy made off with an 8-0 victory. That's two games straight that Rock Academy has won by exactly eight runs.
Jack Villanueva was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Villanueva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Villanueva was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Alvarez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Max Gimbel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 win over Chula Vista Learning Community Charter on Wednesday.
Like Rock Academy, St. Joseph Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Blaise McMahon. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. McMahon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Academy got a massive performance out of Isaac Larkin, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Khalil Cammayo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Rock Academy pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Joseph Academy, their record now sits at 4-12.
St. Joseph Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rock Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for St. Joseph Academy, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Rock Academy's hitters?
Rock Academy took their win against St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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