The Alhambra Moors will head out on the road to square off against the Montebello Oilers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alhambra is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Alhambra stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Mark Keppel.
Alhambra got a massive performance out of Jacob Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Marc Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Montebello's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Walnut by a score of 2-1. Montebello has struggled against Walnut recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Armando Godinez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Montebello saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Rios, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Alhambra is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Montebello, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Alhambra has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Montebello struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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