After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Maranatha, Charter Oak was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the West Covina Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for Charter Oak, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zack Escalera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Escalera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Escalera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Moses Medrano was incredible, going 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. Martin Luna was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On West Covina's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Salinas, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Charter Oak's victory bumped their record up to 8-14-1. As for West Covina, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Charter Oak will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Covina: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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