The Rio Mesa Spartans will square off against the Claremont Wolfpack at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rio Mesa 3.1, Claremont 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rio Mesa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Hesperia get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans, who have now won five contests in a row.
Not much got past Daniel Puebla, who gave up just three hits to keep Hesperia off the board.
On the hitting side, Andrew Garcia was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Rob Rodriguez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Claremont had just enough and edged out La Salle 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Wolfpack have won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Brady Houlton's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks.
Rio Mesa's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Claremont, their win bumped their record up to 18-9.
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