The Montgomery Aztecs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Del Norte Nighthawks at 11:00 a.m. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Del Norte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Montgomery heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell just short of Poway by a score of 3-2.
Juan Iniguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josh Trujillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, while Del Norte put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Santana. Del Norte put the hurt on Santana with a sharp 9-0 win.
Addison Klepsch was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Sun, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Montgomery's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-15. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 14-16.
Montgomery was able to grind out a solid win over Del Norte when the teams last played on Wednesday, winning 4-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Del Norte's Aidan Kuei, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montgomery still be able to contain Kuei? There's only one way to find out.
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