Polytechnic is 8-2 against Providence since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Polytechnic Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Providence Pioneers at 3:00 p.m. Polytechnic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Polytechnic earned an 8-3 win over Whittier Christian.
Alejandro KohnRabassa was excellent, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Harrison Unanue, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Providence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Rio Hondo Prep by a score of 6-4. That's two games in a row now that Providence has lost by exactly two runs.
Providence saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garett Barnes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Eric Chuchvara was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Polytechnic's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Polytechnic came out on top in a nail-biter against Providence when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Providence's Adrian Contreras, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Polytechnic still be able to contain Contreras? There's only one way to find out.
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