The Saugus Centurions will head out on the road to take on the Peninsula Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saugus has four straight wins, Peninsula has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Saugus had just enough and edged Narbonne out 3-2.
Kaleb Haag tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Matthew Montiel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Peninsula suffered a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Culver City on Friday.
Peninsula saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Worsham, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Yockey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Saugus came out on top in a nail-biter against Peninsula when the teams last played back in April of 2016, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Peninsula's Nolan Collins, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Saugus to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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