The Academy Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 3:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went The Academy's way against Kent Denver as The Academy made off with a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for The Academy.
Dylan Akers made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 16 over 6.1 innings pitched. Akers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Atencio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prospect Ridge Academy entered their tilt with Manual with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thunderbolts an 8-0 shutout on Thursday.
Prospect Ridge Academy got a massive performance out of Zeke Bote, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Liam Schilling was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
The Academy's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-7. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Prospect Ridge Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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