The Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Animo City of Champions Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Animo Leadership is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Animo Leadership made easy work of Shalhevet and carried off a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztec Eagles.

Axel Serrano
02/20/25 @ Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 13 |
03/04/25 vs Lennox Academy | 7 |
03/31/25 @ Environmental Charter | 5 |
03/26/25 vs Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica | 5 |
04/09/25 @ Shalhevet | 1 |
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Axel Serrano and Alex Jimenez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Serrano tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Jimenez struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Serrano has become a key player for Animo Leadership: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-10 otherwise. At the plate, Serrano scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Jimenez scored a run while going 1-for-3. Serrano has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Salvador Lopez was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had over his last six contests. Another player making a difference was Andrew Lopez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Animo Leadership kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Animo City of Champions was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Ambassador, falling 15-4.
Animo Leadership's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Animo City of Champions, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Animo Leadership took their win against Animo City of Champions in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 16-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aztec Eagles 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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