It was a good run, but University Prep Value unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the WISH Academy Owls by a score of 3-1. University Prep Value was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but WISH Academy's pitchers proved too tough.
For WISH Academy's part, Joey Hood made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Hood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oliver Horton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Keith Hartman, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
University Prep Value's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2-1. As for WISH Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season.
University Prep Value will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Diego Rivera at 2:00 p.m. University Prep Value's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Diego Rivera's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for WISH Academy, they will take on Valor Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valor Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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