The Crenshaw Cougars are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Stella High Charter Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Crenshaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Crenshaw had to settle for a 13-12 loss against Middle College. That's two games in a row now that Crenshaw has lost by just one run.
Ralph Robinson and Kalani Watson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Robinson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run, while Watson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Robinson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Diston, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stella High Charter Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Generals as they made off with a 17-5 victory. Stella High Charter Academy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Crenshaw's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Stella High Charter Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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