The Glenn Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Gate Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Glenn has four straight victories, South Gate has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Glenn put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pioneer as Glenn made off with a 13-1 win.
Bert Rodriguez and Josiah Alcala were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Rodriguez didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Alcala tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Rodriguez scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Alcala scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Brandon Rivera looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Evan Perez was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Angel Aguilar was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Gate came up short against South East on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Glenn pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs per game. As for South Gate, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Glenn skirted past South Gate 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Gate's Armando Arguello, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Glenn to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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