Sylmar won against Calexico last Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Sylmar Spartans came out on top against the Burroughs Bears by a score of 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sylmar.
Alex Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sylmar's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Castaneda, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Victor Carrera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Sylmar is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Burroughs, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
Sylmar will head out on the road to challenge Van Nuys at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Van Nuys will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Burroughs, they will head out on the road to square off against Pasadena at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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