Baseball Recap: Poly Bears vs. Moreno Valley Vikings
There's no place like home for Poly, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Moreno Valley Vikings 5-3. This was a revenge matchup for Poly, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Danny Bedford tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adrian Islas, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Pablo Plaza, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Moreno Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was C. Logan, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Poly's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Moreno Valley, they dropped their record down to 16-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poly will take on Tesoro at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tesoro: 3.5, Poly: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Moreno Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Temescal Canyon at 3:15 p.m. Moreno Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Temescal Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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