Alta Loma hasn't had much luck against South Hills recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Braves will head out to take on the Huskies at 3:30 p.m.
Los Altos hit Alta Loma with a four-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Braves fell just short of the Conquerors by a score of 7-6.
Michael Hamilton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. M Perez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, South Hills came tearing into Friday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for the Huskies as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nicolas Munoz looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Hills' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Vieth, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Zack Escalera was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
South Hills' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Alta Loma, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Alta Loma suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to South Hills when the teams last played back in April. Can the Braves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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