Crawford waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 12-8 win over the Hoover Cardinals. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-0 on Tuesday.
Alejandro Guzman
| 05/08/25 vs Hoover | 9 |
| 03/05/25 vs Army-Navy | 8 |
| 02/26/25 vs High Tech SD | 7 |
| 05/03/25 @ Mount Miguel | 5 |
| 03/20/25 @ High Tech SD | 5 |
Alejandro Guzman and Abbel Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Guzman struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Martinez tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Guzman a new career-high. At bat, Guzman went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Martinez went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abraham Carillo-Ceron, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Crawford: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hector Fuentes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
Crawford's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Hoover, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-22.
Crawford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-2 loss against Lincoln on the 13th. As for Hoover, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Kearny on the 10th.
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