The United Christian Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Mountain View Vikings at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. United Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, United Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Calvary Baptist, taking the game 7-4.
Joshua Krueger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Krueger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krueger was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Krueger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Espino, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eric Ham, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain View had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Aztec Eagles and snuck past 7-6.
Mountain View let IAN MIRELES and PAUL MARTINEZ loose on the outfield. MIRELES scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while MARTINEZ scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. DIEGO GONZALES was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
United Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Mountain View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: United Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain United Christian Academy's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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