School Without Walls came into Monday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ballou Knights a 14-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for School Without Walls considering their two-run performance the match before.
Braden Sprinzen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Sprinzen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Alex Springer looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, H Goldfrank and Luke Sikich did most of the damage at the plate: Goldfrank scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Sikich scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Tywon King was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
School Without Walls' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. School Without Walls will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against McKinley Tech at 4:00 p.m. School Without Walls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Ballou, they will head out on the road to face off against Coolidge at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ballou will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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