Baseball Recap: West Covina Bulldogs vs. Palm Springs Indians
On Tuesday, while West Covina put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Palm Springs. The West Covina Bulldogs put the hurt on the Palm Springs Indians with a sharp 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Covina.
Vincent Marichi spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Salinas, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Okazaki, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Palm Springs' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Ernesto Arroyo, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
West Covina's victory bumped their record up to 9-3-1. As for Palm Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
West Covina will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Los Amigos at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Covina: 3.7, Los Amigos: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palm Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Ana at 3:00 p.m. in their first game on Wednesday. Santa Ana will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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