The Drew Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Marin Academy Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Drew is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Drew sidestepped San Francisco Waldorf for a 6-5 victory.
Kyle Ebrado made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Ebrado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Akira Richardson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Marin Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-3 walloping at the hands of Lower Lake on Monday.
Marin Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Klein, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Marin Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Drew is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Marin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Drew has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Marin Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Drew came up short against Marin Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2020, falling 9-5. Can Drew avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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