The Los Altos Conquerors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Walnut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Los Altos: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Walnut has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Los Altos headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Rowland let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Los Altos' way against Rowland on Thursday as Los Altos made off with a 12-3 victory. Considering Los Altos' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Randy Mora looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sebastian Castillo and Noah Campa did most of the damage at the plate: Castillo scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Campa scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mikey Arroyo, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Walnut sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Montebello on Saturday.
Los Altos' victory bumped their record up to 9-11-1. As for Walnut, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Los Altos came up short against Walnut in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Los Altos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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