Santa Rosa Academy is 7-1 against San Jacinto Valley Academy since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will look to defend their home field against the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 3:15 p.m.
On Tuesday, Santa Rosa Academy suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Nuview Bridge. Santa Rosa Academy has not had much luck with Nuview Bridge recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Luke Hamilton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Morace, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, San Jacinto Valley Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let San Jacinto Leadership Academy onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory was nothing new for San Jacinto Valley Academy as they're now sitting on four straight.
Alex Meza looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, San Jacinto Valley Academy let Canon Fletcher and Carter Kelly loose on the outfield. Fletcher scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3, while Kelly scored three runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-3. Kelly has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Martin Morando, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Santa Rosa Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Santa Rosa Academy came up short against San Jacinto Valley Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Santa Rosa Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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