After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle 3-2. This was a revenge match for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-0 loss when these two played last Monday.
Matthew Avila spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits.
At the plate, Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Honnold, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Daveon Easley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Academy of Careers & Exploration's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Carlson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Carlson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Academy of Careers & Exploration didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy only tossed four.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-12. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-6.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy will head out on the road to challenge Miller at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Miller's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, they will be playing at home against Lucerne Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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