Baseball Recap: London Now 8-2 over Last Ten Games

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 vs Hebbronville	13
03/25/25 @ San Diego	10
03/18/25 vs Orange Grove	10
02/27/25 vs Hutto	10
02/24/25 vs Odem	9

San Diego typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday London proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Vaqueros with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.

Aiden Salinas and Zak Garcia were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Salinas pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Garcia tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Salinas scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Garcia scored a run while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Noah Cervantes looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.

Back at the plate, Max Carreon was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JJ Villegas, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

London always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Diego only posted an OBP of .160.

London has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. San Diego's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. London will challenge rival Santa Gertrudis Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, San Diego is set to face off against their familiar foe Banquete at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Diego 3.8, Banquete 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.