West Covina has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the San Dimas Saints at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Covina: 3.6, San Dimas: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Covina's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lobos pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.37 points allowed on Wednesday. West Covina put the hurt on Los Amigos with a sharp 12-2 victory. With that win, West Covina brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Edwin Segovia made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Segovia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Segovia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marcus Mayweather, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Christian Salinas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Dimas faced JSerra Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. San Dimas suffered a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of JSerra Catholic. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs San Dimas has scored all season.
West Covina is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for San Dimas, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
West Covina suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to San Dimas when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for West Covina, Jacob Becerra (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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