Baseball Game Preview: Buckingham Charter Knights vs. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves

Buckingham Charter is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Saturday. They will look to defend their home field against the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves at 10:00 a.m. Buckingham Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Buckingham Charter's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Esparto. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Richard Ackman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Francis, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024. Julian Gonzalez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2.

Buckingham Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Mesa Verde, falling 11-3.

Buckingham Charter picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.