Valor Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeview Charter Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, Valor Academy suffered a tough 20-10 loss at the hands of Triumph Charter. Valor Academy has not had much luck with Triumph Charter recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Erick Ramirez stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Ramirez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Natividad, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Even though they lost, Valor Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Lakeview Charter and Community Charter on Monday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. Lakeview Charter put the hurt on Community Charter with a sharp 27-5 victory. Lakeview Charter's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Valor Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Lakeview Charter, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Valor Academy suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Lakeview Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Valor Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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