Huntington Beach is on a three-game streak of home wins, while La Mirada is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Huntington Beach Oilers will take on the La Mirada Matadores at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Huntington Beach: 2.3, La Mirada: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Huntington Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Granite Hills.
Nathan Aceves tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayton Greer and Trevor Goldenetz did most of the damage at the plate: Greer scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Goldenetz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Tony Martinez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, La Mirada faced Torrey Pines in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. La Mirada skirted past Torrey Pines 4-2.
Huntington Beach has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for La Mirada, their victory bumped their record up to 24-7.
Huntington Beach took their win against La Mirada in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Huntington Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Mirada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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