With a playoff game on the line, Poway rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Del Norte Nighthawks 4-3. This was a revenge match for Poway, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Landon Nigro looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Poway's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Parker Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Tse, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Del Norte's side, they got a good showing from Gabriel Esteban, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Poway is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Del Norte, they now have a losing record at 16-17.
Poway will challenge San Marcos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Poway is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Del Norte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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