The San Dimas Saints will challenge the Colony Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Dimas 2.6, Colony 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Dimas took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Alta Loma with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Colony came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Jackrabbits.
AJ Rangel was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, Elijah Ybanez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one stolen base.
Colony's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for San Dimas, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
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