Rock Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the High Tech SD Storm an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Rock Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jack Villanueva made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Villanueva has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Villanueva was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Alvarez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Max Gimbel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On High Tech SD's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Cornejo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Rock Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for High Tech SD, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Rock Academy will head out on the road to challenge St. Joseph Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for High Tech SD, they will head out on the road to take on Hoover at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. High Tech SD is facing Hoover at the right time seeing as Hoover is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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