Paloma Valley entered their tilt with Moreno Valley with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Moreno Valley Vikings onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Paloma Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brody Smearer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Jacob Melendez was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Moreno Valley's side, M. Ramirez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Moreno Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was G. Banuelos, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Paloma Valley's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-1. As for Moreno Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-5.
Paloma Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Chaparral at 11:00 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. Paloma Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Chaparral's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Moreno Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Poly at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Moreno Valley is facing Poly at the right time seeing as Poly is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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