Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Silver Valley Trojans and snuck past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Avila, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ivan Cervantes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Silver Valley's side, Jaden Sassone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Sassone has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Phillip Lavea made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Rippey, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Silver Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Silver Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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