Piedmont Hills is 9-1 against Del Mar since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Piedmont Hills Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Del Mar Dons at 4:00 p.m. Piedmont Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Piedmont Hills gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Del Mar a 7-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Piedmont Hills as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Toby Torres, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Del Mar off the board. Torres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Tran and Diego Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Tran scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Martinez scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Wang, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Piedmont Hills' win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Del Mar, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
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