Baseball Preview: Alhambra Bulldogs vs. Concord Minutemen
The Alhambra Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Concord Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Alhambra nor Concord posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Alhambra owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Berean Christian out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alhambra.
Not much got past Cameron Millar, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Berean Christian off the board.
At the plate, Alhambra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Polasek, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaden Lack, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Concord was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-0 to Miramonte.
Jarod Bennett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Alhambra has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Concord, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Alhambra took their win against Concord in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-1. Will Alhambra repeat their success, or does Concord have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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