University City was the 10-5 winner over San Ysidro when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Centurions fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Thursday.
AJ Curry was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double. Jade Barth also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
University City's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for San Ysidro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. University City will venture away from home to challenge Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Highlanders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Centurions' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for San Ysidro, they will head out to take on Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.8, the Islanders 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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