For the second straight game, Carl Hayden Community will face off against Alhambra. The Falcons will welcome the Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carl Hayden Community has given up an average of 12.7 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Monday, Carl Hayden Community wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
For Alhambra's part, Aliyah Carranza spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. Carranza has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Alhambra got a massive performance out of Deidrea Tree, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Tree a new career-high in triples (two). Another player making a difference was Alondra Mercado, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Tree wasn't the only one making solid contact: Alhambra kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for the Lions: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.2.
Carl Hayden Community's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Alhambra, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
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