Softball Preview: Venture Academy Mustangs vs. Millennium Falcons
Venture Academy is 0-10 against Millennium since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Venture Academy Mustangs are on the road again to play the Millennium Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Venture Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Venture Academy will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Elliot Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Venture Academy's way against Elliot Christian on Tuesday as Venture Academy made off with an 18-4 win. The result was nothing new for Venture Academy, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Savanah Espinoza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Espinoza was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Venture Academy got a massive performance out of Sariya Reyes, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Tiffany Bruss, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Millennium was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They suffered a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Big Valley Christian.
Millennium saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played.
Venture Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Millennium, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Millennium's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Venture Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .493. It's a different story for Millennium, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain Venture Academy's hitters?
Venture Academy might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from Millennium when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Millennium's Alicia Robinson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Now that Venture Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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