The Ambassador Lions will challenge the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Ambassador is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Ambassador is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past United Christian Academy 5-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rolling Hills Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-5 margin over Lucerne Valley on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Alex Hernandez and Matthew Moyer were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hernandez didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Moyer pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Hernandez a new career-high. At the plate, Hernandez went a perfect 3-for-3 with seven RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Moyer got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Hernandez has become a key player for Rolling Hills Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, Samuel Lopez was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Rolling Hills Prep is 4-2 when Lopez posts one or more home runs, but 4-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Buddy Antoine, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five runs.
Rolling Hills Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 4-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Ambassador now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Rolling Hills Prep, their record is now 8-11.
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