Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chula Vista). Everything went their way against the Hoover Cardinals on Tuesday as Chula Vista made off with a 16-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Brandon Lucero
| 03/18/25 vs Hoover | 4 |
| 03/07/24 vs Liberty Charter | 3 |
| 04/30/24 @ Castle Park | 2 |
| 03/19/24 vs High Tech SD | 2 |
| 03/15/24 @ Crawford | 2 |
Brandon Lucero made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Lucero was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Chula Vista let Julian Martinez and Angel Verdejo run wild. Martinez scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Verdejo scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Those four runs gave Martinez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Alterado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win got Chula Vista back to even at 3-3-1. As for Hoover, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Chula Vista wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 14-3 victory against Kearny on the 20th. As for Hoover, they have also already played their next game, a 15-9 loss against Mount Miguel on the 20th.
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