There's no place like home for Hope Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers on Tuesday and snuck past 7-6. For Hope Christian, this counts as revenge for the 11-7 loss Albuquerque Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Joe Marek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Chavez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On Albuquerque Academy's side, Makoa Mukai made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Hope Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Albuquerque Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Hope Christian will head out on the road to square off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hope Christian is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Albuquerque Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Del Norte has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.52 runs per game on average), something Albuquerque Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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