Acalanes put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the College Park Falcons 4-3. This was payback for Acalanes, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Acalanes got a great performance from Branson Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Acalanes let Mason Zirkel and Keegan Goddard loose on the outfield. Zirkel scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Goddard scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ando Butner, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On College Park's side, Connor Berkowitz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run. Samuel Johnston was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, College Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Acalanes only hit five.
Acalanes pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for College Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Acalanes will have a chance to go back-to-back against College Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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