Baseball Preview: Oak Hills Bulldogs vs. Hesperia Scorpions
Oak Hills is 9-1 against Hesperia since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Hills Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Hesperia Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Hills has nine straight wins, Hesperia has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oak Hills is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hesperia (and have done all season long). Oak Hills blew past Hesperia 7-1.
Paul Montoya was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Montoya has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Montoya was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keith Williams, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Oak Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Hesperia, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Hesperia's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Oak Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hesperia, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Oak Hills keep running through batters, or will Hesperia buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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