San Jacinto Valley Academy entered their tilt with Santa Rosa Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for San Jacinto Valley Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Martin Morando was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Morando has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Morando was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carter Kelly was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Daniels, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Santa Rosa Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Morace, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Luke Hamilton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
San Jacinto Valley Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13.
San Jacinto Valley Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against The Webb Schools at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Jacinto Valley Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. Santa Rosa Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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