Sunny Hills extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-17 in the process. They lost 10-2 to the Brea Olinda Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on Wednesday.
Sunny Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Choi, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Brea Olinda, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
On Brea Olinda's side, they got a great performance from Nicholas Rodriguez as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Russell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Perez, who earned two RBI and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sunny Hills will challenge rival Troy at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Brea Olinda is set to square off against their familiar foe Sonora at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.4, the Raiders 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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