Baseball Preview: Esperanza Aztecs vs. Yorba Linda Mustangs
The Esperanza Aztecs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Yorba Linda Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorba Linda is hoping to do on Tuesday what Adelanto couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Esperanza's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Esperanza came out on top against Adelanto by a score of 8-5.
Adrian Romero was excellent, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jude Nelson, who scored a run.
Meanwhile, Yorba Linda was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Canyon 6-4.
Holden Mallock looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Yorba Linda's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Esperanza's win bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Yorba Linda, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Esperanza came up short against Yorba Linda when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yorba Linda's Aidan Alvarez, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Esperanza 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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