The Arroyo Knights will venture away from home to take on the Covina Colts at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Arroyo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Glendale by a score of 11-7 on Tuesday. Considering the Knights' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The team relied heavily on Riley MacMillan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Andres Mardueno, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, while Covina put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Mountain View. Everything went Covina's way against Mountain View as Covina made off with an 11-0 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Colts this season.
I. Seieroe looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, R. Silva and D. Morimoto did most of the damage at the plate: Silva scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3, while Morimoto went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that Silva snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of D. Johnson, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Covina always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Covina and bumps their season record up to 3-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Arroyo, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Arroyo came up short against Covina in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 4-0. Can Arroyo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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