The Alhambra Lions will be playing at home against the Mountain View Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Alhambra can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Maryvale. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alhambra.
Ricardo Fonseca made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Fonseca was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Hector Villanueva was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Corona del Sol last Thursday and fell 2-1. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Justice Yanke was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mountain View saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Welker, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Alhambra has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Alhambra has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Alhambra keep running through batters, or will Mountain View buck the trend?
Everything went Alhambra's way against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in March as Alhambra made off with a 12-1 win. Does Alhambra have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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