Baseball Preview: Paloma Valley Wildcats vs. Orange Vista Coyotes
Paloma Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Orange Vista Coyotes at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Paloma Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Orange Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Paloma Valley stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Orange Vista a 10-0 shutout. Paloma Valley's win was all the more impressive since Orange Vista was averaging only 2.48 runs allowed on the season.
Jacob Melendez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Melendez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ayden Harrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Joey Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Paloma Valley's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. As for Orange Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7-1 record this season.
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