Life Prep's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Valley Center Hornets.
Life Prep got a great performance from Emmanuel Gonzalez as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Life Prep's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Warren Vallejo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Vallejo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Life Prep is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Valley Center, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Circle the next time they take the field. Life Prep will head out to face Circle at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Valley Center will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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