The Esperanza Aztecs will venture away from home to challenge the Sunny Hills Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Esperanza will be strutting in after a win while Sunny Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Esperanza was handed a nine-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Milken, sneaking past 5-3.

Wiley Garcia
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Wiley Garcia made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other pitching news, Brody Reeds looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Sunny Hills had taken Sonora down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. Sunny Hills took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sonora.
Sunny Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Katayama, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Katayama snagged this season.
Esperanza's record now sits at 3-4. As for Sunny Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Esperanza was able to grind out a solid victory over Sunny Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, winning 3-0. Does Esperanza have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sunny Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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