The Fountain Valley Barons will head out on the road to take on the Huntington Beach Oilers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fountain Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Laguna Beach as Fountain Valley made off with an 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fountain Valley.
Josh Grack was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Grack was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Fountain Valley got a big performance out of Michael Patterson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joseph Ledesma, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach was able to grind out a solid win over Corona del Mar on Wednesday, taking the game 7-3.
Otto Espinoza looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Huntington Beach got a massive performance out of Ethan Porter, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Grindlinger, who went 3-for-3 with three doubles and a run.
Fountain Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Huntington Beach, their record now sits at 8-4.
Fountain Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntington Beach when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fountain Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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