The Saugus Centurions will challenge the Sylmar Spartans at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Saugus is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Friday, Saugus didn't have quite enough to beat West Ranch and fell 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Centurions have suffered against the Wildcats since March 18, 2022.
Matt Long led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. James Frias was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sylmar, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Kennedy on Thursday by a score of 2-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
The result came thanks to Luis Mendoza's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rickee Luevano, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Martinez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one RBI.
Sylmar pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Saugus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
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