Pebble Hills has won three straight games at home, while Coronado has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Spartans will welcome the Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. Pebble Hills will be strutting in after a win while Coronado will be coming in after a loss.
Pebble Hills barely beat Franklin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans blew past the Cougars 11-2 on Friday.
Damir Ortiz and Adriel Rodriguez dominated on the mound. Ortiz tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Rodriguez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Jaden Gutierrez
| 04/04/25 vs Franklin | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Montwood | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Coronado | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Westlake | 1 |
At the plate, Jaden Gutierrez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Pebble Hills hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Coronado unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Franklin by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Thunderbirds have suffered since February 27th.
Jaxon Baptist was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Coronado saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pebble Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 19-9.
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