Chula Vista entered their tilt with Kearny with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Kearny Komets on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chula Vista also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Jose De La Cruz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). De La Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Jorge Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Pablo Alvarado, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Adrian Rodarte, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Kearny's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicolas Hembera, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Chula Vista pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs per game. As for Kearny, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Coincidentally, Chula Vista and Kearny will both be playing High Tech SD the next time they take the field. Chula Vista will host High Tech SD at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Kearny will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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