Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is Alhambra's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Lions

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Central	26
04/02/25 vs Metro Tech	20
04/01/25 @ Metro Tech	15
03/17/25 vs Fairfax	11
02/27/25 vs Kellis	11

While Alhambra put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Metro Tech. The Lions put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 20-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Nicolas Reyes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Alhambra let Hector Villanueva and Juan Marrufo run wild. Villanueva scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Marrufo scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Villanueva a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Ledon, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Alhambra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .722. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Alhambra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Metro Tech, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Alhambra wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 6-0 victory against ALA - West Foothills on the 3rd. As for Metro Tech, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 defeat against North on the 4th.