It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy of Careers & Exploration can now relate to. They lost 15-1 to the Azusa Aztecs on Tuesday. Academy of Careers & Exploration's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
For Azusa's part, Josh Torres and Zach Huizar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Torres didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Huizar tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Torres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Torres scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Huizar scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Joseph (Jojo) Durand was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Adrian Pena, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Academy of Careers & Exploration's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Azusa, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Academy of Careers & Exploration does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Azusa, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Clarita Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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