The Claremont Wolfpack will head out to face off against the Bishop Amat Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Claremont fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Glendora on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tartans by a score of 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Luke Porras made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramzey Farah, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Cavaliers.
Justin Peinado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Amat's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Levi Altamirano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bishop Amat's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Claremont, they now have a losing record of 8-9-1.
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