The Alhambra Moors are taking a road trip to face off against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Alhambra is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Alhambra was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Polytechnic, sneaking past 4-2.
Aiden Kim
| 05/06/25 vs Polytechnic | 5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Montebello | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Mark Keppel | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ San Gabriel | 7 |
Aiden Kim looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Alhambra saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary played against Verbum Dei Jesuit on Monday and won via forfeit.
Alhambra is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-13.
Alhambra took their victory against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Moors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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