Johnson had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the Westlake Chaparrals 5-4. For Johnson, this counts as revenge for the 9-7 defeat Westlake walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Mason Alaniz-Sendejo tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Johnson's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ricky Montijo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenly Oaks, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Johnson has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12-1 record this season. As for Westlake, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-12-1.
Johnson will have a chance to go back-to-back against Westlake: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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