Alhambra has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Grand Terrace Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alhambra is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past de Toledo 13-0. Alhambra might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.
Jacob Rodriguez and Carlos Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hernandez scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Gonzalez, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grand Terrace won against Bloomington last Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Grand Terrace won by a run and slipped past Hillcrest 4-3. The win was nothing new for Grand Terrace as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ray Roybal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Roybal was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Grand Terrace got a great performance from Colton Caldwell as he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Caldwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Roybal wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Palos, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jesse Medina, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Alhambra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Grand Terrace, their record is now 22-4.
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