Santa Margarita and Huntington Beach squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Santa Margarita had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Huntington Beach Oilers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Santa Margarita in their matchups with Huntington Beach: they've now lost three in a row.
For Huntington Beach's part, they got a great performance from Nathan Aceves as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Aceves has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayton Greer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Weinstein, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Santa Margarita's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9-1. As for Huntington Beach, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 23-8.
Santa Margarita does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntington Beach, they will face off against Corona at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Corona is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so Huntington Beach will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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