Los Alamitos is 0-10 against Huntington Beach since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Los Alamitos Griffins will head out on the road to square off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 3:15 p.m. Los Alamitos' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Huntington Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Los Alamitos came up short against Fountain Valley and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 8-3.
Tanner Brown looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Huntington Beach got a massive performance out of Trent Grindlinger, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Ethan Porter was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Los Alamitos' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Huntington Beach, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Los Alamitos might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Huntington Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Los Alamitos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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