Irvington Preparatory Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Liberty Christian Lions as Irvington Preparatory Academy made off with a 16-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Irvington Preparatory Academy who now have six in a row.
Cortez Jenkins made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jenkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Brooks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brayden Meredith, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Liberty Christian's side, Carter Wicker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Wicker is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen three or more in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Liberty Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Irvington Preparatory Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Liberty Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Irvington Preparatory Academy will head out on the road to take on Knightstown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Liberty Christian, they will be playing at home against Indiana School for the Deaf at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Indiana School for the Deaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
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