Poly has won three straight games at home, while Hueneme has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bears will welcome the Vikings at 3:15 p.m. Poly's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Hueneme's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Poly's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Lakeside 1-0. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Not much got past Jacob DeVincenzo, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Lakeside off the board. DeVincenzo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Hueneme's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They fell just short of Pacifica by a score of 5-4.
Walter Nickerson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. Cristian Solis was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Hueneme's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Poly, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps