The University City Centurions will head out on the road to square off against the Chino Hills Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as University City comes in on 17 and Chino Hills on eight.
University City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Colony with a sharp 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for University City, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Garret Gillum made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Gillum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Gillum was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Thiago Quillin looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Clark, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josh Kaplan, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chino Hills' hitters rose to the challenge against a Huskies pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.55 runs allowed on Tuesday. Everything went Chino Hills' way against North Hollywood as Chino Hills made off with an 11-1 victory. That looming 11-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Chino Hills yet this season.
Chino Hills let Frankie Brazil and Jackson Gray loose on the outfield. Brazil scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gray scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cannon Billingsley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
University City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Chino Hills, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8-2.
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