The Venture Academy Mustangs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Millennium Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Venture Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Venture Academy will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Turlock Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Venture Academy walked away with an 8-5 win over Turlock Christian on Thursday.
Alexander Wolf-Gallegos made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Wolf-Gallegos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wolf-Gallegos was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Venture Academy got a big performance out of Isaac Stewart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Xavier Perez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Millennium put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Big Valley Christian as Millennium made off with a 10-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Millennium who now have three in a row.
Like Venture Academy, Millennium also got a great game from a two-way player: Landon Vatran. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Vatran was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Max Delgadillo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Christian Jacobo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Venture Academy now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Millennium, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Venture Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Millennium struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Venture Academy couldn't quite finish off Millennium in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Venture Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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