The Tustin Tillers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Tustin came up short against Corner Canyon and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, Citrus Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Everything went their way against the Terriers as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Citrus Valley, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Citrus Valley got a great performance from Kade Finazzo as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Finazzo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keedan Nadeau was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jacob Cook, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tustin has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Citrus Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
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