The Azusa Aztecs will face off against the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Azusa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Santa Rosa Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Josh Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Torres has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Matt Huizar was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Edward (EJ) Romero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Academy of Careers & Exploration had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 9-0 victory.
Like Azusa, Academy of Careers & Exploration also got a great game from a two-way player: Zachary Roberts. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Roberts was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Roberts wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Silas Urtiaga, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Azusa is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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