Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Azusa). They walked away with an 18-13 win over the Duarte Falcons on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Aztecs: when they faced off against the Falcons last Monday, they had to take a 15-14 defeat.
Matt Huizar
| 04/08/25 @ Duarte | 3 |
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Matt Huizar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Huizar was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jacob Elliot was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Azusa's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Terry Chavez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Azusa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .532 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Azusa's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Duarte, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Azusa will have a chance to go back-to-back against Duarte: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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