Poway is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Montgomery is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Poway Titans will take on the Montgomery Aztecs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Poway: 3.6, Montgomery: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Poway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Santana by a score of 6-1. Six seems to be a good number for Poway as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Poway got a great performance from Avery Anderson as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trenton Uyeda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Everett Wisdom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montgomery beat Del Norte 4-1 on Wednesday.
Luis Torres spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marco Reyes was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Poway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Poway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Montgomery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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