The KIPP King Lions will take on the Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, KIPP King didn't have quite enough to beat Leadership Public Schools Richmond and fell 8-7.
Gabriel Acevedo put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Acevedo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Six bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Richard Huerta was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Six bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vicente Villagomez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 5-2 to Leadership. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with Leadership recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
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