Making Waves Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 21-18 win over the Valley Christian Vikings. The victory was nothing new for Making Waves Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Adan Guzman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned runs but no hits. Guzman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Guzman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Making Waves Academy let Angel Rios and Alessandro Torres loose on the outfield. Rios got on base in three of his six plate appearances with four RBI, a triple, and a run, while Torres scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Torres has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Gomez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
On Valley Christian's side, Drake Bellucci was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Kolar, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Making Waves Academy now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Valley Christian, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with that defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Making Waves Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Valley Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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