Huntington Beach extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Granite Hills. They came out on top against the Granite Hills Eagles by a score of 8-3.
Huntington Beach got a great performance from Nathan Aceves as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Aceves has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Huntington Beach let Jayton Greer and Trevor Goldenetz loose on the outfield. Greer scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Goldenetz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
On Granite Hills' side, Parker Vance was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Granite Hills lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post two or more home runs.
Huntington Beach is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Granite Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.
Huntington Beach will square off against La Mirada at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Huntington Beach: 2.3, La Mirada: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Granite Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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