The Sylmar Spartans will be playing at home against the Los Angeles CES Unicorns at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sylmar will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Sylmar can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Canoga Park a 12-0 shutout. Give Sylmar's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Matthew Benzor was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Benzor was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Anthony Castaneda was a standout: he went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Luis Mendoza was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles CES came up short against Hamilton on Friday and fell 4-1.
Los Angeles CES saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chaz Berrelson, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Sylmar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Los Angeles CES, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sylmar has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Los Angeles CES struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sylmar came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Angeles CES when the teams last played back in March of 2020, sneaking past 4-2. Will Sylmar repeat their success, or does Los Angeles CES have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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