Mesa Grande Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Redlands Adventist Academy Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Mesa Grande Academy came up short against Loma Linda Academy and fell 7-4.
Mesa Grande Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zion Romo-Schmunk, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Redlands Adventist Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They blew past the Phoenix 13-2. Redlands Adventist Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mesa Grande Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Redlands Adventist Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Mesa Grande Academy came up short against Redlands Adventist Academy in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redlands Adventist Academy's Gavin Herford, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Mesa Grande Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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