After two games on the road, Foundation Academy is heading back home. They will take on the East Ridge Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Foundation Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Foundation Academy came up short against Master's Academy and fell 5-2.
Foundation Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Ojeda, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Mount Dora on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Ridge.
Foundation Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3. As for East Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
East Ridge's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Foundation Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for East Ridge, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Foundation Academy's hitters?
Everything went Foundation Academy's way against East Ridge in their previous matchup back in February as Foundation Academy made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Foundation Academy repeat their success, or does East Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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