Huntington Beach waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Ganesha Giants onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Huntington Beach got a great performance from Nathan Aceves as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Aceves has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Huntington Beach let Tony Martinez and Trent Grindlinger loose on the outfield. Martinez went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI, while Grindlinger scored a run while going 1-for-1. Linkin Garcia was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Huntington Beach is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Ganesha, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Huntington Beach will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Edison at 3:15 p.m. on April 17th. As for Ganesha, they will head out on the road to challenge Pomona at 3:30 p.m. on April 10th. Ganesha is facing Pomona at the right time seeing as Pomona is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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