Venture Academy is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will look to defend their home field against the River Islands Riptide at 4:00 p.m. Venture Academy will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Venture Academy took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Weston Ranch, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Venture Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Weston Ranch 4-3.
David Mays
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David Mays was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Roman Stewart was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, River Islands' good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They fell just short of Lathrop by a score of 10-9.
River Islands saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santiago Lopez, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Venture Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.6 runs. As for River Islands, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
River Islands' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Venture Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. It's a different story for River Islands, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Venture Academy's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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