Huntington Beach extended their postseason success on Friday against Santa Margarita. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Santa Margarita Eagles. The victory was familiar territory for Huntington Beach who now have three in a row.
Huntington Beach got a great performance from Nathan Aceves as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Aceves has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayton Greer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run. CJ Weinstein was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Huntington Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Santa Margarita, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9-1.
Huntington Beach will challenge Corona at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Corona has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Santa Margarita does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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