The Arroyo Valley Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calvary Baptist Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arroyo Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Thursday, Arroyo Valley had just enough and edged Fontana out 11-9.
Ian Escobar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Escobar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikey Rosas, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Israel Beas, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist came up short against United Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 7-4. Calvary Baptist has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like Arroyo Valley, Calvary Baptist also got a great game from a two-way player: Chaz Carbone. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Carbone was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Carbone wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zach Barringer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Arroyo Valley's victory bumped their record up to 11-9-1. As for Calvary Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
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