The Millennium Falcons will be playing at home against the Venture Academy Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Millennium gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Big Valley Christian as Millennium made off with a 10-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Millennium as they're now sitting on three straight.
Landon Vatran made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Vatran has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Vatran was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Max Delgadillo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Jacobo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Venture Academy has not done well against Turlock Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Venture Academy walked away with an 8-5 win over Turlock Christian.
Like Millennium, Venture Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Alexander Wolf-Gallegos. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Wolf-Gallegos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Venture Academy got a big performance out of Isaac Stewart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Omarion Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Millennium's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Venture Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Millennium has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Venture Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Millennium came out on top in a nail-biter against Venture Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Does Millennium have another victory up their sleeve, or will Venture Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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