Baseball Preview: South Hills Huskies vs. Walnut Mustangs
South Hills is 8-1 against Walnut since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Hills Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Walnut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. South Hills is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
South Hills can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Wilson 17-1. With that victory, South Hills brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Christian Santoyo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Christian Gomez was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Steven Jimenez, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Walnut's offense. They fell just short of Adelanto by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. Walnut's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
South Hills' win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Walnut, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11.
South Hills took their victory against Walnut in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. Will South Hills repeat their success, or does Walnut have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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