Excelsior Charter had lost six straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-18 to make it seven. They lost 38-0 to the Riverside Prep Silver Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Silver Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-0 on Tuesday.
As for Riverside Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Riverside Prep's part, Jacob Villegas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Villegas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Riverside Prep got a massive performance out of Nate Martinez, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs and five RBI. Those four runs gave Martinez a new career-high. Victor Herrera also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Excelsior Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverside Prep, they will square off against Glendale at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
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