The Tustin Tillers will head out on the road to take on the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Tustin came up short against Laguna Hills and fell 4-1. The Tillers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tustin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Whyte, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Roman Lavander also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Riverside Prep's offense. They lost 7-0 to Upland on Wednesday. The Silver Knights haven't had much luck with the Highlanders/Scots recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Riverside Prep also got a good showing from Thomas Salazar, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Salazar has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Tustin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Riverside Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tustin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverside Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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