The Venture Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain House Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Venture Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Last Thursday, Venture Academy beat Big Valley Christian 7-3.
Alexander Wolf-Gallegos made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Wolf-Gallegos has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wolf-Gallegos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omarion Walker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Isaac Stewart was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain House waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 7-4.
Like Venture Academy, Mountain House also got a great game from a two-way player: Noah Elizondo. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Elizondo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charlie Wolfe was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Riley Higgins, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Venture Academy pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs per game. As for Mountain House, their record is now 11-8.
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