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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
