Baseball Preview: Jurupa Hills Spartans vs. Colton Yellowjackets
Jurupa Hills is 4-0 against Colton since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jurupa Hills Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Colton Yellowjackets at 3:45 p.m. Colton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Jurupa Hills, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Jurupa Hills sidestepped Woodcrest Christian for a 3-2 win.
Jurupa Hills got a great performance from MarcoAntonio Ramirez as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Toscano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Noah Gutierrez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Colton fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Estancia on Saturday. Colton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Colton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Aguayo, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Jurupa Hills' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Colton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Jurupa Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Colton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Colton's Andrew Montes, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Jurupa Hills to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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