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| 03/27/25 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/05/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 04/03/24 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 03/24/23 - Away | 5-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Poly has gone 9-1 against Verdugo Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Parrots are taking a road trip to square off against the Dons at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Poly can't be too worried about heading out to take on Verdugo Hills: they just beat Sylmar at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Parrots skirted past the Spartans 4-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Verdugo Hills ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Bell. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Jack Iafrate and Anthony Velasquez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Iafrate pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Velasquez pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Verdugo Hills is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-13 otherwise. At the plate, Iafrate went 4-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Velasquez went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Iafrate a new career-high.
In other batting news, Verdugo Hills let Cutlor Gouger-Fannon and Ethan Sanchez run wild. Gouger-Fannon got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Sanchez went 2-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Verdugo Hills is undefeated when Sanchez posts three or more RBI, but 7-14 otherwise.
Verdugo Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .425. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Poly is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Verdugo Hills, their record now sits at 10-14.
Everything went Poly's way against Verdugo Hills in their previous meeting back in March, as Poly made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Parrots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
