Stella High Charter Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the WISH Academy Owls at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Stella High Charter Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Crenshaw.
Meanwhile, WISH Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Middle College as WISH Academy made off with an 11-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for WISH Academy who now have five in a row.
John Issa and Joey Hood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Issa struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Hood tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Issa has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Issa went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and a double, while Hood scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Oliver Horton was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Schiro, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
Stella High Charter Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for WISH Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season.
Stella High Charter Academy skirted past WISH Academy 8-6 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Issa, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Stella High Charter Academy still be able to contain Issa? There's only one way to find out.
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