The Upland Highlanders/Scots will challenge the Poly Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Upland's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Oak Hills 1-0.
Not much got past Issac Carlos, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Oak Hills off the board.
At the plate, Upland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan May, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Poly, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against Shadow Hills by a score of 3-0 on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won three in a row.
Poly also got a great performance from Danny Bedford as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Keaton Pilliter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Gavin Malmberg was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Poly's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Upland, they now have a winning record of 1-0-1.
Upland couldn't quite get it done against Poly when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 6-2. Can the Highlanders/Scots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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