Baseball Preview: Millikan Rams vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos
The Millikan Rams will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 3:15 p.m. Millikan's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Vista Murrieta's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Millikan gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Long Beach Poly. Millikan's victory was all the more impressive since Long Beach Poly was averaging only 3.71 runs allowed on the season.
Owen Waytas looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Anthony Pack was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Andrew Perez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Vista Murrieta was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Chaparral by a score of 3-2.
RJ Holmes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Millikan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Vista Murrieta, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
Millikan came up short against Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in February, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vista Murrieta's Vaughn Neckar, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Millikan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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