Baseball Preview: Canoga Park Hunters vs. Vaughn White Tigers
The Canoga Park Hunters will head out on the road to face off against the Vaughn White Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Canoga Park finally turned things around against Reseda on Thursday. Canoga Park never let Reseda onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Logan Carpio made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Carpio was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alberto Escebedo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Albert Mestas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vaughn can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences with a sharp 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Vaughn.
Canoga Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-10-1. As for Vaughn, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-13.
Canoga Park suffered a grim 24-9 defeat to Vaughn in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Can Canoga Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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