The Twentynine Palms Wildcats will take on the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Twentynine Palms sitting on three straight wins and Academy for Academic Excellence on ten.
Twentynine Palms is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Anthony Escandon, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Raul Ginez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence beat Santiago 10-7 on Tuesday.
Gavin Ripley was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. He has become a key player for Academy for Academic Excellence: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Conner Clancy, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Academy for Academic Excellence's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Twentynine Palms, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Twentynine Palms has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Academy for Academic Excellence struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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