The Balboa Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the King City Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Balboa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 20-3 margin over Foresthill. The win was nothing new for the Buccaneers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, King City won against South San Francisco on Saturday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Mustangs put the hurt on Torres with a sharp 11-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Alizah Carrillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Raylie Moore and Amity Hearne did most of the damage at the plate: Moore went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Hearne went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Crystal Paramo, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Balboa's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.2 runs over those games. As for King City, their record now sits at 19-11.
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