The Flintridge Prep Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Glendora Tartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Flintridge Prep barely beat Salesian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolves put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 7-1 win on Wednesday. The Wolves have beaten the Mustangs the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mustangs has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Nicholas Aparicio, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Ethan Park was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Glendora got themselves on the board against Silverado on Tuesday, but Silverado never followed suit. They blew past the Hawks 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tartans considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Aaron Jacobsen made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Glendora is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Jacobsen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Jacobsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Lawrence, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Aiden Yamazaki also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Glendora has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Flintridge Prep, their record is now 4-12.
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