The Fontana Steelers will head out to take on the Arroyo Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Friday, Fontana came up short against Notre Dame and fell 8-4.
Fernando Padilla was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double. Arian Ibarra was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arroyo Valley). Everything went their way against Rim of the World on Friday as they made off with a 19-3 win. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Ian Escobar made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Arroyo Valley got a massive performance out of Roy Reyes, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Reyes a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Jorge Reyes, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Arroyo Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Arroyo Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fontana, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Fontana couldn't quite finish off Arroyo Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 11-9. Can the Steelers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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