Baseball Game Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Alhambra Bulldogs

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Previous 5 Games

05/19/21 - Home	3-2 W
05/03/18 - Home	8-3 W
04/17/18 - Away	7-2 W
05/04/17 - Away	14-1 W
04/18/17 - Home	2-1 W

College Park is a perfect 5-0 against Alhambra since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

On Saturday, College Park came up short against De La Salle and fell 5-1. The Falcons have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

College Park got a good showing from Nathan Glieden, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Glieden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Samuel Johnston was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Connor Berkowitz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Alhambra fell victim to Acalanes and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Dons by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.

Cameron Millar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Alhambra's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 8-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Alhambra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

College Park now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Alhambra, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.

College Park skirted past Alhambra 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.