Verdugo Hills entered their tilt with Hamilton with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hamilton Yankees 4-2. For Verdugo Hills, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 defeat Hamilton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2021.
Verdugo Hills got a great performance from Anthony Velasquez as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Justin McCubbin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Anthony Ramirez was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Hamilton's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Miranda, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Verdugo Hills' win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Verdugo Hills will head out on the road to square off against Legacy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hamilton, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against University at 2:30 p.m.
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