The Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats will head out to face off against the Millennium Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ben Holt College Prep Academy will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Turlock Christian, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Ben Holt College Prep Academy put the hurt on Turlock Christian with a sharp 8-1 win on Friday.
Elias Gonzalez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adrian Valdez was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Armando Flores also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Millennium, as they earned their first away victory of the season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Aspire Langston Hughes Academy an 18-0 shutout on Friday.
Millennium has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.2 runs over those games. Ben Holt College Prep Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ben Holt College Prep Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Millennium in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ben Holt College Prep Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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