Los Altos had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-11-1 to make it five. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Hills Huskies. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-0 loss on Wednesday.
Either Diaz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
As for South Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On South Hills' side, they got a great performance from Elias Reyes as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Reyes has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Hills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Vieth, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Richie Soto also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Los Altos will head out to square off against Woodbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so the Conquerors' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Hills, they are taking a road trip to take on San Dimas at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Huskies 2.8, the Saints 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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