KIPP King extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 9-4 in the process. They came out on top against the Mare Island Tech Academy Griffins by a score of 8-5. Eight seems to be a good number for the Lions as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gabriel Acevedo
| 04/30/25 vs Mare Island Tech Academy | 4 |
| 04/23/25 @ Mare Island Tech Academy | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Impact Academy of Arts & Technology | 4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Mt. Diablo | 4 |
| + 6 more games |
Gabriel Acevedo made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Acevedo was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more stolen bases the last 11 times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Diego Parada, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Gardley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
KIPP King was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in 11 consecutive games.
As for Mare Island Tech Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. They haven't had much luck with KIPP King recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
On Mare Island Tech Academy's side, they got a good showing from Bernardo Vazquez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Sebastian Romo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jose Flores, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
KIPP King wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 14-5 victory against Leadership on the 2nd. Mare Island Tech Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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