Back of the Yards College Prep had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They put the hurt on the ACERO Garcia Patriots with a sharp 18-8 win. Back of the Yards College Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
For ACERO Garcia's part, Christian Unzueta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-3. Unzueta has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ulices Saucedo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI.
Back of the Yards College Prep's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for ACERO Garcia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Back of the Yards College Prep will have a chance to go back-to-back against ACERO Garcia: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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