The Whittier Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Buena Park Coyotes at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Whittier came into Wednesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Schurr on Wednesday.
Whittier's victory was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Diego Pantoja, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Buena Park came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Highlanders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. Give Buena Park's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Manuel Rivera's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Whittier's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10-1. As for Buena Park, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Whittier skirted past Buena Park 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Does Whittier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buena Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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