La Junta managed to slip by The Classical Academy the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The La Junta Tigers lost 21-1 to The Classical Academy Titans on Saturday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Titans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2018.
La Junta saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
La Junta's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for The Classical Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Coming up, La Junta will take on Shadow Mountain in a tournament on Thursday. As for The Classical Academy, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge St. Mary's at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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