The Laguna Hills Hawks will venture away from home to take on the University Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Laguna Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Laguna Hills is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since March 7th on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Calvary Chapel, sneaking past 6-4. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Nic Park
| 04/11/25 @ Calvary Chapel | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Tustin | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Downers Grove South | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Ocean View | 0 |
| 03/18/25 vs Tustin | 11 |
Nic Park looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Laguna Hills' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Gould, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Damian Youngman was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, University owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against Flintridge Prep by a score of 4-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
The result came thanks to Vincent Maxim's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because University is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on David Wu, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
University's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Laguna Hills, their record now sits at 11-8.
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