The Canoga Park Hunters are taking a road trip to square off against the East Valley Falcons at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Canoga Park has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Canoga Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Sherman Oaks CES on Wednesday. They lost 16-1 to the Knights.
East Valley came out on top against Northridge Academy on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run fifth inning. The Falcons blew past the Pumas 13-2. Considering the Falcons have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Emilio Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs. East Valley is 4-1 when Martinez posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kevin Castro, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the third in a row for East Valley, bringing their record up to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Canoga Park, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Canoga Park was able to grind out a solid victory over East Valley in their previous meeting back in April, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hunters since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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