Villa Park and Huntington Beach squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Villa Park had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Huntington Beach Oilers by a score of 5-3. Villa Park's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Villa Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Gutierrez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Huntington Beach's side, Tanner Brown looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trent Grindlinger, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Matt Hansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Villa Park's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Huntington Beach, they pushed their record up to 22-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Villa Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntington Beach, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Margarita at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Huntington Beach: 2.3, Santa Margarita: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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