KIPP King is 4-0 against Leadership Public Schools Richmond since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The KIPP King Lions will look to defend their home field against the Leadership Public Schools Richmond Pumas at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with KIPP King sitting on four straight victories and Leadership Public Schools Richmond on three.
KIPP King will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run back in March, then bounced right back against Mare Island Tech Academy last Friday. Everything went KIPP King's way against Mare Island Tech Academy as KIPP King made off with an 11-1 win.
Jake Alas and Saul Guttierrez made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Alas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Guttierrez struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Alas scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Guttierrez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances. Alas is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, KIPP King let Gabriel Gomez and Everardo Hernandez loose on the outfield. Gomez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Hernandez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Gomez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Ivan Villanueva, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Leadership Public Schools Richmond scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-5 margin over Mare Island Tech Academy. The result was nothing new for Leadership Public Schools Richmond, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
KIPP King's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Leadership Public Schools Richmond, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
KIPP King took their win against Leadership Public Schools Richmond in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 14-3. Does KIPP King have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leadership Public Schools Richmond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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