
Rockets
05/01/25 vs The Grove School | 16 |
04/08/25 @ The Grove School | 12 |
04/11/25 vs Packinghouse Christian Academy | 11 |
03/18/25 @ Packinghouse Christian Academy | 8 |
03/21/25 vs Calvary Baptist | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Norton Science & Language Academy). They blew past The Grove School Ravens 16-6 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rockets as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Isaiah Saldana and Nicolas Terrazas were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Saldana struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Terrazas tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Norton Science & Language Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-12 otherwise. At the plate, Saldana got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Terrazas got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gustavo Roldan, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ethan Corral was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run.
Norton Science & Language Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-13. As for The Grove School, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Looking ahead, Norton Science & Language Academy is taking a road trip to challenge Entrepreneur at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bulls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.08 runs per game on average), something the Rockets will no doubt try to take advantage of. The Grove School has already played their next game (against Crossroads Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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