With a playoff game on the line, High Tech SD rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They skirted past the Orange Glen Patriots 8-7. That's two games straight that High Tech SD has won by just one run.
Nano Acevedo was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Acevedo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Acevedo was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Landon Carroll was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Orange Glen's side, Jacob Morales was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Orange Glen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Tech SD only tossed eight.
High Tech SD pushed their record up to 14-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Orange Glen, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
High Tech SD is on the road again on Friday to play Mount Miguel at 3:30 p.m. Mount Miguel has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.48 runs per game on average), something High Tech SD will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Orange Glen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against El Cajon Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Orange Glen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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