The Tustin Tillers will venture away from home to challenge the Laguna Hills Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tustin 2, Laguna Hills 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Tustin didn't have quite enough to beat Orange and fell 2-1.
Anthony Herrera was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Daniel Benally was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Meanwhile, Laguna Hills came tearing into Monday's match with five straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 6-0 shutout. The Hawks not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Damian Youngman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Truett Kordes, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Laguna Hills pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Tustin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Tustin came out on top in a nail-biter against Laguna Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Does Tustin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laguna Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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