IDEA Edinburg College Prep will head out on the road to challenge the Monte Alto Blue Devil at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (IDEA Edinburg College Prep has six straight wins, Monte Alto has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, IDEA Edinburg College Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Idea Academy a 13-0 shutout.
Luis Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, IDEA Edinburg College Prep let Armando Villarreal and Manuel Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Villarreal scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Rodriguez scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Villarreal has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aidan Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monte Alto suffered a rough 25-7 defeat at the hands of IDEA Edinburg College Prep last Friday.
IDEA Edinburg College Prep pushed their record up to 9-10 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 16 runs. As for Monte Alto, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went IDEA Edinburg College Prep's way against Monte Alto when the teams last played last Friday as IDEA Edinburg College Prep made off with a 25-7 victory. Will IDEA Edinburg College Prep repeat their success, or does Monte Alto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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