The Malibu Sharks will head out on the road to take on the Fillmore Flashes at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Malibu fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Carpinteria on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-3. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grayson Polatin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Those two hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Lennon Marderosian was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fillmore also fell in extra-innings ten innings action on Monday. They fell just short of Oak Park by a score of 12-11. While the Flashes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 4-0 in the first period.
Thomas Alamillo stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-6 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Renteria, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Malibu's record now sits at 5-12. As for Fillmore, their record is now 5-19.
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