The Los Altos Conquerors will head out on the road to take on the South Hills Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Los Altos' hitters haven't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Los Altos came up short against Colony and fell 5-1.
Los Altos saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Vargas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Hills had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Braves.
Elias Reyes looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because South Hills is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Victor Merlos and Diego Villarreal did most of the damage at the plate: Merlos went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Villarreal scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. That's the most RBI Merlos has posted since back in February. Wesley Manning also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
South Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Los Altos' loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for South Hills, their record now sits at 9-5.
Los Altos might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from South Hills in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Conquerors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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