Polytechnic is 1-8 against South Hills since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Polytechnic Parrots will look to defend their home field against the South Hills Scorpions at 7:00 p.m.
Polytechnic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of South Hills by a score of 5-4.
Alfonso Agundis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Agundis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Agundis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kevin Zaldivar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mathew Ruiz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Polytechnic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for South Hills, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-12.
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