The Colorado Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge The Academy Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Colorado Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight games.
Colorado Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Kent Denver 12-2. That's two games straight that Colorado Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Colorado Academy got a big performance out of Jordan Reiter, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4. Liam Driver was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, The Academy had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Jefferson Academy 5-4.
Xavier Turner was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Turner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Turner was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Turner wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Akers, who went 1-for-1 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Brennan Staudinger, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Colorado Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for The Academy, their record is now 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Colorado Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like The Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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