Huntington Beach had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Villa Park Spartans on Tuesday and snuck past 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Huntington Beach.
Tanner Brown looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trent Grindlinger was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Matt Hansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Villa Park's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Gutierrez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Huntington Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Villa Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-12.
Huntington Beach will look to defend their home field on Friday against Santa Margarita at 3:15 p.m. Santa Margarita's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Huntington Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Villa Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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