Antelope Valley extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-5. They came up short against the Knight Hawks, falling 13-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Wednesday.
As for Knight, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.
For Knight's part, Mario Hernandez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Hernandez a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other pitching news, Javier Santana looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Knight is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Johnathan Tiznado, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Johnny Salazar also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Antelope Valley will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Littlerock at 3:15 p.m. on April 1. As for Knight, they will take on Golden Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Grizzlies have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.
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