The Harbor Teacher Monarchs will square off against the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Harbor Teacher is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Providence on Friday. They lost 19-1 to the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, Rolling Hills Prep came up short against Serra on Wednesday, falling 12-3. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Matthew Moyer was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off only two hits. Moyer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Moyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Levin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Levin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another was Dylan Reasor, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Harbor Teacher's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Rolling Hills Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1.
Harbor Teacher came out on top in a nail-biter against Rolling Hills Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 5-3. Does Harbor Teacher have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rolling Hills Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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