Alhambra put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mark Keppel Aztecs a 12-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Alhambra has won by exactly 12 runs.
Carlos Hernandez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Nero Navarro was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Mark Keppel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jovanni Frescas, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Alhambra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Mark Keppel, they dropped their record down to 4-15 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Alhambra will stay at home for another game and welcome Salesian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Alhambra: 3.1, Salesian: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mark Keppel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alhambra at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mark Keppel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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