Patrick Henry had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Mission Hills Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for Patrick Henry, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hamilton Collins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Nico Lopez relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Patrick Henry's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Dill, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Mission Hills' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Patrick Henry's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Mission Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Patrick Henry will face off against Carlsbad at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Patrick Henry: 1.9, Carlsbad: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mission Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge La Jolla Country Day at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. La Jolla Country Day's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Mission Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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