The Vine Christian Academy Kings will head out on the road to take on the Montverde Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Vine Christian Academy's last matchup with MVP Baseball Academy could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's the pair back in March. Vine Christian Academy suffered a tough 8-0 defeat at the hands of MVP Baseball Academy. Vine Christian Academy has not had much luck with MVP Baseball Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bishop Moore 8-6.
Anthony Picciano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Picciano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Picciano was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Montverde Academy got a great performance from Christian Borbely as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Borbely has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Federic Irving was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Danati Frontudo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Vine Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Montverde Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
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