Hesperia is 1-9 against Oak Hills since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hesperia Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Hills Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. Hesperia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Hesperia is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Sultana.
Nolan Newman-Gomez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Hills entered their tilt with Serrano with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Diamondbacks with a sharp 11-2 win on Friday. Oak Hills might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Austin Allan made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Allan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Allan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, David Nunez 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.
Back at the plate, James Juarez and Connor Wagner did most of the damage at the plate: Juarez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Wagner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Webster, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hesperia's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Oak Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Hesperia suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Oak Hills in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Hills' Paul Montoya, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Hesperia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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