Baseball Game Preview: Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats vs. Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans

For the second straight game, Ben Holt College Prep Academy will face off against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ben Holt College Prep Academy has four straight wins, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Aspire Langston Hughes Academy with a sharp 20-1 victory on Wednesday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Isaac Gonzalez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Hunter Haynes

Stolen Base

04/30/25 @ Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	4
04/25/25 @ River Islands	3
04/21/25 vs River Islands	2
03/06/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy	2
04/16/25 vs Redwood Christian	1
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, Ben Holt College Prep Academy let Hunter Haynes and Elias Gonzalez run wild. Haynes got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI, while Gonzalez got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs and one stolen base. Haynes is becoming a predictor of Ben Holt College Prep Academy's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Armando Flores, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.