The Concord Minutemen will head out on the road to take on the Alhambra Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Concord is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Concord fell victim to Miramonte and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Matadors.
Jarod Bennett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Alhambra never let their opponents score on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Berean Christian out 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Alhambra.
Not much got past Cameron Millar, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Berean Christian off the board.
At the plate, Alhambra's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Polasek, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaden Lack, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Concord's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Alhambra, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Concord might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Alhambra in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Millar, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Concord knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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