With a playoff game on the line, Ayala rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Maranatha Minutemen onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Ayala sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Caleb Trugman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Trugman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Trugman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Elijah Duarte was excellent, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brody Gomez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ayala is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11-1 record this season. As for Maranatha, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 22-7.
Ayala will look to defend their home field on Friday against Canyon at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ayala: 3.1, Canyon: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Maranatha does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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