Aliso Niguel is 5-0 against Newport Harbor since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Aliso Niguel Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Aliso Niguel: 3.1, Newport Harbor: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Aliso Niguel waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Jackrabbits onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Brandon Tatch was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Tatch has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tatch was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Tatch wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jarett Sabol, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Nadolski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against North on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Saxons by a score of 7-5. Newport Harbor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newport Harbor also got a good showing from Tyler Clark, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit.
At the plate, Lucas Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Wyatt Gahm was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Newport Harbor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Aliso Niguel has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Newport Harbor, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Aliso Niguel came out on top in a nail-biter against Newport Harbor when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Does Aliso Niguel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newport Harbor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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