The Academy - San Francisco Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Galileo Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Galileo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on The Academy - San Francisco, who comes in off a win.
The Academy - San Francisco's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Burton as The Academy - San Francisco made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for The Academy - San Francisco.
The team relied heavily on Jim Lam, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Raven La was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Galileo fell victim to Lowell and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Cardinals. Galileo just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Galileo saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Ridley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The Academy - San Francisco's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Galileo, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Academy - San Francisco has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Galileo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
The Academy - San Francisco was able to grind out a solid victory over Galileo in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Galileo's Maxwell Hartman, who struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will The Academy - San Francisco still be able to contain Hartman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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