The Tahquitz Titans will face off against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Tahquitz 3.4, Riverside Prep 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tahquitz is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since April 18th on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Adelanto 2-1. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Saints recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep entered their tilt with Glendale on Monday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Nitros 13-3. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by nine runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Ethyn Beltran, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Victor Herrera, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Riverside Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in seven consecutive matchups.
Riverside Prep's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tahquitz, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
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