On Tuesday, while West Covina put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Palm Springs. The West Covina Bulldogs put the hurt on the Palm Springs Indians with a sharp 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Covina.
Vincent Marichi spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Salinas, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Okazaki, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Palm Springs' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Ernesto Arroyo, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
West Covina's victory bumped their record up to 9-3-1. As for Palm Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
West Covina will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Los Amigos at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Covina: 3.7, Los Amigos: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palm Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Ana at 3:00 p.m. in their first game on Wednesday. Santa Ana will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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