Rock Academy hasn't had much luck against Mountain Empire recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Rock Academy will welcome Mountain Empire at 4:00 p.m. Rock Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Rock Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Victory Christian Academy with a sharp 14-5 victory on Friday. Considering the Warriors have won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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Max Gimbel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Rock Academy got a massive performance out of Quentin Uhland, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases Uhland has posted since back in May of 2024. Connor Prunk was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
Rock Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire didn't have quite enough to beat Borrego Springs on Friday and fell 6-5. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Empire's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Rock Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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