Sierra Grande stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Antonito Trojans 12-2. This was payback for Sierra Grande, who suffered a 13-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Brian Ontiveros was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Ontiveros has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ontiveros was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patrick Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Sanchez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Garrick Pettigrew, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Antonito's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Sierra Grande pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Antonito, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Sierra Grande beat Antonito by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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