Venture Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Stone Ridge Christian Knights out 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for Venture Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Stewart and David Mays did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Mays scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Stewart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On Stone Ridge Christian's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Wood, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Stone Ridge Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Venture Academy only posted a batting average of .182.
Venture Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Venture Academy beat Stone Ridge Christian by a score of 9-3.
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