The Arroyo Valley Hawks will challenge the Carter Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Arroyo Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 13 straight losses, while Carter will come in with four straight wins.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Arroyo Valley's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colton on Saturday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Carter came out on top against Rialto on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run first inning. The Lions took their contest against the Knights 9-4. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Aaron Hernandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Gutierrez, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Corona, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Carter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Arroyo Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Carter, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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