It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Poway had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Montgomery Aztecs 3-2. The win was nothing new for Poway as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Luke Prigmore tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Parker Smith was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Montgomery's side, Juan Iniguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Josh Trujillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Poway is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Montgomery, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-15.
Poway does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Montgomery, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Del Norte at 11:00 a.m. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Del Norte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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