On Monday, the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles earned a 4-1 victory over the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians.
Elijah Budiac spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daulton Lappe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Becker, who scored a run and stole three bases.
On American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Scottsdale Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
Scottsdale Christian Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Bourgade Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Scottsdale Christian Academy is facing Bourgade Catholic at the right time seeing as Bourgade Catholic is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play St. John Paul II Catholic at 3:45 p.m. St. John Paul II Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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