The Maranatha Minutemen will head out on the road to take on the Ayala Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Maranatha comes in on eight and Ayala on seven.
Maranatha is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Royal a 4-0 shutout.
La Serna typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Ayala proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 6-1.
Caleb Trugman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Trugman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Trugman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Trugman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Wood, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Maranatha's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6. As for Ayala, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season.
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