Verdugo Hills is 9-1 against Arleta since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Verdugo Hills Dons will be playing at home against the Arleta Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Verdugo Hills had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Palisades. The defeat continues a trend for Verdugo Hills in their matchups with Palisades: they've now lost five in a row.
Justin McCubbin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of David Castaneda, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Arleta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 14-9 to Grant.
Verdugo Hills' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11. As for Arleta, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Verdugo Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Arleta when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Verdugo Hills repeat their success, or does Arleta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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