Alhambra can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against the North Mustangs as the Alhambra Lions made off with a 14-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Alhambra sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Said Mendoza and Jose Escalante made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mendoza tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Escalante struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mendoza scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Escalante scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nicolas Reyes and Emmanuel Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Reyes scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Perez scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hector Villanueva, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Alhambra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for North, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Alhambra will have a chance to go back-to-back against North: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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