After flying high against Freedom Prep Academy last Friday, Draper APA came back down to earth. The Draper APA Eagles fell just short of the Maeser Prep Academy Lions by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Lions recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Ziek Van Dijk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn McVicar, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Draper APA always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 73.6%.
The loss snapped Draper APA's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5-1 record. As for Maeser Prep Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-9.
Draper APA will be playing in front of their home fans against Maeser Prep Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Maeser Prep Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge American Heritage at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maeser Prep Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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