The Guajome Park Academy Frogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 2:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Guajome Park Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Lions.
Laird Breeden and Mathieu Ortega made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Breeden struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Ortega pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Breeden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Breeden went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Ortega scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Danny Mendoza was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcos Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian came into Friday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Army-Navy on Friday as Tri-City Christian made off with a 17-1 win. Tri-City Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Like Guajome Park Academy, Tri-City Christian also got a great game from a pair of two-way players: Sam Denning. On the mound, Denning pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Trevor Dalzell struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. At the plate, Denning scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Dalzell scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Phoenix Markoski was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Preston Chang, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
Guajome Park Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Tri-City Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Guajome Park Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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