The Adamson Leopards will be playing at home against the Hillcrest Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Adamson sitting on three straight wins and Hillcrest on five.
On Saturday, while Adamson put up some runs, the same can't be said for Sunset. Adamson was the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Sunset. Seven seems to be a good number for Adamson as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Jay Reaza, who gave up just three hits to keep Sunset off the board. Reaza has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Juvencio Nava and Luis Cruz did most of the damage at the plate: Nava went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple, while Cruz went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Nava has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Saul Vela, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over White on Saturday. That's two games straight that Hillcrest has won by just one run.
Hillcrest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cesar Cordero, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Adamson's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-13. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Adamson came up short against Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. Will Adamson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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