The Hope Christian Huskies will head out to take on the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope Christian has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hope Christian will head out to face Albuquerque Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Huskies came up short against Bernalillo, falling 21-3. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hope Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Iliana Cordova, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Albuquerque Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Valley on Friday. The Chargers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 27-11 victory. The contest marked the Chargers' most dominant win of the season.
Lillyann La Fata was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Bella Swanson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one double.
Albuquerque Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .717. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Albuquerque Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hope Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Hope Christian beat Albuquerque Academy 8-5 in their previous meeting on April 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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