The Colorado Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Sterling Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colorado Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener two weeks ago. They never let Lyons onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Owen McCandless looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kieran Delaney, who went 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Evans, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Sterling made easy work of Wellington on Tuesday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sterling.
Cameron Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Gonzalez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew Wright and Caysen Bamford did most of the damage at the plate: Wright scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Bamford scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Everything went Colorado Academy's way against Sterling when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Colorado Academy made off with a 16-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colorado Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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