The Azusa Aztecs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Azusa: 3.7, Pacifica Christian/Orange County: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Azusa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Edgewood by a score of 9-5. Nine seems to be a good number for Azusa as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Pacifica Christian/Orange County entered their tilt with San Bernardino with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Cardinals out 4-3.
Jon Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Blake Hayes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. John Coopman was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Azusa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6.
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