The Corona Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Santiago Sharks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Corona has eight straight wins, Santiago has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Corona put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Santiago as Corona made off with an 11-3 victory.
Seth Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Corona let Anthony Murphy and Billy Carlson loose on the outfield. Murphy went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Carlson scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Rivera, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Corona pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Santiago, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
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