The Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights will be playing at home against the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus is out to stop a 11-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Democracy Prep Agassi Campus had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Sunrise Mountain.
Aviv Tucker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Zach Hanes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cyrus Carr, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty Baptist Academy came up short against Del Sol on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Noah McConnell was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. McConnell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. McConnell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
McConnell wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Campbell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Liberty Baptist Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Democracy Prep Agassi Campus' loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Liberty Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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