Baseball Preview: Hueneme Vikings vs. Channel Islands Raiders
The Hueneme Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Channel Islands Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hueneme will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Hueneme can't be too worried about heading out to take on Channel Islands: they just beat Thacher at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Hueneme blew past Thacher 11-1. Hueneme's win was all the more impressive since Thacher was averaging only 3.82 runs allowed on the season.
Allan Rodriguez and Jorgy Medina were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Rodriguez tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Medina pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Medina went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Garcia, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ezra Juarez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands earned a 7-3 victory over Nordhoff on Monday.
Hueneme pushed their record up to 16-8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Channel Islands, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16-1.
Hueneme suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Channel Islands in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hueneme avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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