The Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Pomona Catholic Pacers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sacred Heart of Jesus has four straight wins, Pomona Catholic has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sacred Heart of Jesus made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Alhambra, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Sacred Heart of Jesus blew past Alhambra 15-5 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Alina Valenzuela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Samantha Torres
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samantha Torres, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Justin Lopez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Sacred Heart of Jesus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .533 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pomona Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on Thursday and fell 9-7.
Sacred Heart of Jesus' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.3 runs over those games. As for Pomona Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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