After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Baldwin Park, Sierra Vista was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Workman Lobos a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Sierra Vista, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Raul Frankie Zelaya was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Zelaya has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zelaya was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Mora, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jesse Haro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Workman's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Vital, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Sierra Vista is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7-1 record this season. As for Workman, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Sierra Vista will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Azusa at 3:30 p.m. on April 10th. Azusa's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Sierra Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Workman, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bell Gardens at 3:30 p.m. The last four games Bell Gardens has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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