Baseball Preview: Las Lomas Knights vs. Alhambra Bulldogs
The Las Lomas Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Alhambra Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alhambra took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Lomas, who comes in off a win.
Las Lomas is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Hayward with a sharp 17-3 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Gram Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Brady Wright was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Noah Lathrop was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Alhambra's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to Miramonte, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Alhambra has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cameron Millar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Liddicoat was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
The win got Las Lomas back to even at 11-11. As for Alhambra, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Las Lomas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Alhambra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Las Lomas came up short against Alhambra in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alhambra's Jakob Poole, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Las Lomas 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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