Venture Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Turlock Christian Eagles. This was payback for Venture Academy, who suffered a 9-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Xavier Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Perez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Xavier Brown was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Omarion Walker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Turlock Christian's side, Andrew Crain made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Will Kelley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Venture Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Turlock Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Venture Academy will head out on the road to square off against Delta Charter at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Venture Academy is facing Delta Charter at the right time seeing as Delta Charter is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Turlock Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Elliot Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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