In what's become a running theme this season, Alhambra gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Maryvale Panthers a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Alhambra needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Alhambra got a great performance from Hector Villanueva as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emmanuel Perez, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Escalante, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Alhambra is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Maryvale, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Alhambra will have a chance to go back-to-back against Maryvale: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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