Ayala waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Claremont Wolfpack 4-2. That's two games straight that Ayala has won by exactly two runs.
Isaac Huver looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ayala let Elijah Duarte and Codey Brown loose on the outfield. Duarte scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Brown scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Wood, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Claremont's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Alcaraz, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Ayala is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11-1 record this season. As for Claremont, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ayala beat Claremont by a score of 14-4.
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