Santa Clarita Christian and Azusa squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Santa Clarita Christian had to settle for second. They lost 9-1 to the Azusa Aztecs. Santa Clarita Christian's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Santa Clarita Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gregory Michlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Michlin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Azusa's side, Josh Torres and Zach Huizar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Torres struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Huizar tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Torres scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Huizar scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jacob Elliot was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph (Jojo) Durand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Clarita Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Azusa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Santa Clarita Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Azusa, they will head out on the road to challenge Edgewood at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Azusa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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