Verdugo Hills is 0-5 against Banning since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Verdugo Hills Dons are on the road again to play the Banning Pilots at 3:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Verdugo Hills: 3.4, Banning: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Verdugo Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Los Angeles CES. That's two games straight that Verdugo Hills has won by exactly five runs.
Verdugo Hills got a great performance from Cooper Savage as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Savage has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin McCubbin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was David Castaneda, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Banning narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Fernando 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Banning.
Phillip Melgoza was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Chris Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Verdugo Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Banning, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
Verdugo Hills suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Banning in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Verdugo Hills, Josh Salas (who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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