The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights will head out on the road to take on the Boulder City Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lincoln County 3-2.
Christian Cherry made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Cherry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daylin James was excellent, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Boulder City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 10-7.
Cash Daley tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Landon Baker was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Derek Render, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' record is now 17-11. As for Boulder City, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas came up short against Boulder City in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boulder City's Ethan Wagstaff, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Mater Academy East Las Vegas 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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