The Rolling Hills Prep Huskies will square off against the Ambassador Lions at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rolling Hills Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Rolling Hills Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lucerne Valley as they made off with an 18-5 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Huskies needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Alex Hernandez
| 05/14/26 vs Lucerne Valley | 11 |
| 03/19/26 @ Hawthorne Math & Science Academy | 10 |
| 03/19/25 @ Animo Leadership | 10 |
| 04/18/26 @ Big Bear | 7 |
| 04/18/25 vs Lennox Academy | 6 |
Alex Hernandez and Matthew Moyer made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Hernandez didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Moyer tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Hernandez a new career-high. At the plate, Hernandez went a perfect 3-for-3 with seven RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Moyer got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Hernandez is becoming a predictor of Rolling Hills Prep's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Samuel Lopez was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Rolling Hills Prep is 4-2 when Lopez posts one or more home runs, but 4-9 otherwise. Buddy Antoine was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five runs.
Rolling Hills Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Ambassador had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Eagles.
Rolling Hills Prep's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Ambassador, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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