The Classical Academy waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Doherty Spartans 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as The Classical Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
The Classical Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam DeCoste, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Zack Hale, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Doherty's side, Giovanni Rishavy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Doherty didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The Classical Academy pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Doherty, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10.
The Classical Academy will take on Lewis-Palmer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Classical Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lewis-Palmer's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Doherty, they will head out on the road to face off against Discovery Canyon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Doherty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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