Las Lomas won against Berean Christian last Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Las Lomas Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Albany Cougars. Winning may never get old, but Las Lomas sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cruz Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Tyler Van Deusen looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Foscalina, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
On Albany's side, Jonah Fisher was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Julian Schroeder and Joaquin Stuart stepped up to the plate in a big way. Schroeder went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double, while Stuart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Preston McGowen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Albany was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas only hit no.
Las Lomas now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Albany, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Las Lomas will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Alhambra at 4:00 p.m. Alhambra's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Las Lomas' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Albany, they will head out on the road to challenge Hercules at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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