The Walnut Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the La Habra Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so La Habra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Walnut's offense. They came up short against Santiago on Wednesday, falling 12-0. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, La Habra was able to grind out a solid victory over San Marcos on Tuesday, taking the game 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Angel Acuna tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bobby Fierro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. La Habra is 3-1 when Fierro posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Bobby Brooks also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
La Habra hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive games.
Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for La Habra, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
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