Baseball Preview: Bloomington Bruins vs. Chino Hills Huskies
The Bloomington Bruins will challenge the Chino Hills Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bloomington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Hemet 4-3. The win was some much needed relief for Bloomington as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Andrew Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Buzard, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus DeLaRiva, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Chino Hills waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Buccaneers and snuck past 3-1. That's two games straight that Chino Hills has won by exactly two runs.
Chino Hills' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bloomington's win bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Chino Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8-2 record this season.
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