Fillmore can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Nordhoff Rangers by a score of 7-4. This was payback for the Flashes, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Santiago Avila
| 03/26/25 @ Channel Islands | 6 |
| 02/24/25 vs Grace | 5 |
| 04/02/25 @ Nordhoff | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Carpinteria | 1 |
| 02/19/25 vs Santa Clara | 1 |
Santiago Avila and Thomas Alamillo made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Avila struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Alamillo pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Avila is becoming a predictor of Fillmore's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). At bat, Avila scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Alamillo scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Alamillo has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Javi Contreras, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Johan Reyes, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Fillmore's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Nordhoff, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Fillmore will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rangers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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