Polytechnic entered their tilt with Buena Park with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Buena Park Coyotes on Saturday.
Connor Poon and Elliott Rowley were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Poon tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rowley struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. At the plate, Poon got on base in all four of his plate appearances with , while Rowley got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Caiden Kennedy was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Sean Asperger was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Buena Park's side, Isaac Rojas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Buena Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Blancas, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Polytechnic pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Buena Park, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3.
Polytechnic will head out on the road to square off against Bellflower at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bellflower: 3.3, Polytechnic: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Buena Park, they will head out on the road to take on Troy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Buena Park's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Troy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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