Sylmar came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Reseda Regents a 14-0 shutout. Considering Sylmar has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Victor Espinoza made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Espinoza has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Espinoza was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Victor Carrera was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Matthew Benzor was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Sylmar is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Reseda, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Sylmar will have a chance to go back-to-back against Reseda: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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