The Animo City of Champions Wildcats will face off against the Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Animo City of Champions comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Animo City of Champions faced off against Ambassador on Monday. The Wildcats lost 15-4 to the Lions.
Meanwhile, Animo Leadership got the win against Shalhevet on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-4. Considering the Aztec Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Axel Serrano and Alex Jimenez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Serrano pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Jimenez struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Animo Leadership is 3-1 when Serrano allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-10 otherwise. At the plate, Serrano scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Jimenez scored a run while going 1-for-3. Serrano is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Animo Leadership got a massive performance out of Salvador Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Lopez also got three hits, which is notable because the Aztec Eagles are 3-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 7-10 otherwise. Alejandro Gutierrez was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Animo Leadership always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shalhevet only posted an OBP of .344.
Animo Leadership's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Animo City of Champions, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Animo City of Champions suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Animo Leadership in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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