Oak Hills is 9-1 against Hesperia since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Oak Hills Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Hesperia Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Hills has eight straight wins, Hesperia has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oak Hills can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Serrano.
Austin Allan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Allan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Allan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, David Nunez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Oak Hills let James Juarez and Connor Wagner loose on the outfield. Juarez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Wagner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Webster, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hesperia suffered a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Sultana on Friday.
Nolan Newman-Gomez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Oak Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Hesperia, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Hesperia's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Oak Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hesperia, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Oak Hills keep running through batters, or will Hesperia buck the trend?
Oak Hills took their victory against Hesperia in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hesperia's Josh Flores, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oak Hills still be able to contain Flores? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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