The Oak Hills Bulldogs will be playing at home against the San Marino Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Oak Hills sitting on 11 straight wins and San Marino on four.
Oak Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over Barstow. Oak Hills' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Paul Montoya and Angelo Rizzo were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Montoya didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rizzo pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Montoya has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Montoya went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Rizzo went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Martinez, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Keith Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while San Marino put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Citrus Hill. San Marino walked away with a 5-0 victory over Citrus Hill.
Like Oak Hills, San Marino also got a great game from a two-way player: Tom?s Bilvado. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Bilvado was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Sid Danenhauer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Park, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Oak Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for San Marino, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Oak Hills skirted past San Marino 1-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Marino's Miles Glazier, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Oak Hills to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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