After starting their season with two straight games on the road, The Classical Academy is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-field for the first time when they go up against the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The Classical Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on James Irwin with a sharp 17-0 win.
Taytum Kimbro and Ada Wilson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kimbro tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wilson struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Kimbro scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Wilson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Veronica Santos was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and a double. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 3.5 RBI per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Lewis, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Classical Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as James Irwin only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over Fruita Monument. Considering Pueblo Central has won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mariah Romero spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Maliyah Sandoval was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those home runs marked the first that she's launched this season. Another player making a difference was Raelynn (Elena) Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
The Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pueblo Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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