Baseball Game Preview: South Hills Huskies vs. Alta Loma Braves

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Previous 3 Games

04/02/25 - Away	10-2 W
02/21/20 - Home	5-3 W
03/09/18 - Away	5-3 W

South Hills has gone a perfect 3-0 against Alta Loma recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Huskies will welcome the Braves at 3:30 p.m. South Hills will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

If South Hills beats Alta Loma with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Huskies walked away with a 5-1 win over Colony on Friday.

Nicolas Munoz looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, South Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Vieth, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Zack Escalera, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Los Altos hit Alta Loma with a four-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Braves fell just short of the Conquerors by a score of 7-6.

Michael Hamilton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Torres, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

South Hills' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Alta Loma, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season.

South Hills took their victory against Alta Loma when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-2 score. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.