The Academy Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Timnath Cubs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Timnath will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, The Academy got the win against Wheat Ridge by a conclusive 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for The Academy.
Tony Fabian and Brennan Staudinger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fabian struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Staudinger tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Fabian scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Staudinger went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Dylan Akers was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Timnath's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of University on Thursday. Timnath has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The Academy pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Timnath, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
The Academy took their victory against Timnath when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-1. Does The Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Timnath turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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