Alhambra had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 12-8 to make it four. They fell just short of the College Park Falcons by a score of 1-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-3 on Tuesday.
Cameron Millar
Cameron Millar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has become a key player for Alhambra: the team is 8-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise.
As for College Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On College Park's side, the result came thanks to James Voorhies's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. Voorhies has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, College Park's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vincent 'Tino' Vasell, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Jack Carpenter also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alhambra will challenge Campolindo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.2, the Cougars 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for College Park, they will square off against Monte Vista at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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