Leroy Greene Academy can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past the Valley Christian Lions 12-3. The victory was nothing new for Leroy Greene Academy as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Drew Perry and Lamont Bufford JR were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Perry struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Bufford JR tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Perry has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Perry went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Bufford JR scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Korey Ramson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of John Gould, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Like Leroy Greene Academy, Valley Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Nathan Erickson. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Erickson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nick Befort was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Valley Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leroy Greene Academy only tossed nine.
Leroy Greene Academy pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Valley Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.
Leroy Greene Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Mariposa County at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leroy Greene Academy's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Mariposa County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Sutter at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sutter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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