The WISH Academy Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stella High Charter Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as WISH Academy comes in on five and Stella High Charter Academy on six.
In what's become a running theme this season, WISH Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Middle College 11-3.
John Issa and Joey Hood were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Issa struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Hood pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Issa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Issa went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and a double, while Hood scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Oliver Horton was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Schiro, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Stella High Charter Academy had just enough and edged Crenshaw out 5-4 on Wednesday.
WISH Academy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. As for Stella High Charter Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
WISH Academy couldn't quite finish off Stella High Charter Academy when the teams last played back in April and fell 8-6. Will WISH Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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