The Discovery Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeview Charter Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Discovery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Discovery will bounce into Friday's match after beating Triumph Charter, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Discovery came out on top against Triumph Charter by a score of 16-11 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Discovery.
The team relied heavily on ANTHONY VALENCIA, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was IZEAH FLORES, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakeview Charter lost 11-2 to Sun Valley Magnet on Thursday. Lakeview Charter has struggled against Sun Valley Magnet recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeview Charter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Discovery's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Lakeview Charter, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Discovery suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Lakeview Charter when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeview Charter's Adrian Rodriguez, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that Discovery 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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