Baseball Preview: American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians vs. River Valley Dust Devils
The American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians are on the road again on Monday to play the River Valley Dust Devils at 5:00 p.m. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.6 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills came up short against Phoenix Christian and fell 8-4.
Parker Schmidt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Gabe Kellett was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, River Valley fell victim to a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Yuma Catholic in Wednesday's second game. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for River Valley in their matchups with Yuma Catholic: they've now lost seven in a row.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-5 record this season. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills came up short against River Valley when the teams last played back in February, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River Valley's Hunter Koehler, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Now that American Leadership Academy - West Foothills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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