The ABF Academy Cowboys will stay at home for another game and welcome the Keys Gate Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. ABF Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, ABF Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Dade Christian an 8-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Miguel Francisco's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pablo Guevara and Angel Rincon did most of the damage at the plate: Guevara scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rincon went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Guevara has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Steven Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Keys Gate came up short against Archbishop Carroll on Friday and fell 7-4.
Arturo Luna was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
ABF Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Keys Gate, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
ABF Academy took their win against Keys Gate in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-2. Will ABF Academy repeat their success, or does Keys Gate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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