Horizon typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Bel Air proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Horizon Scorpions. Winning may never get old, but Bel Air sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bel Air got a great performance from Andruw Quinones as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Quinones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bel Air's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Carasco, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Horizon's side, Jakob Mapula was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Horizon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bel Air's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Horizon, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-9-1.
Bel Air will have a chance to go back-to-back against Horizon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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