Baseball Recap: Sylmar Spartans vs. Narbonne Gauchos
Sylmar entered their tilt with Narbonne with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Narbonne Gauchos on Saturday. This was payback for Sylmar, who suffered a 12-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Alex Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hector Martinez, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Castaneda, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Narbonne's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Robertson, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Sylmar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Narbonne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 17 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.
Sylmar will be playing at home against Roosevelt at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Sylmar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Narbonne, they will head out on the road to challenge Gardena at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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