After two games on the road, Alhambra is heading back home. They will take on the Miramonte Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alhambra's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Miramonte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Alhambra's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Miramonte on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Matadors by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Alhambra couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Jakob Poole was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alhambra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Liddicoat, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Alhambra's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Miramonte, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-12.
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