The Chino Hills Huskies will take on the Montebello Oilers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chino Hills: 2.6, Montebello: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chino Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bloomington with a sharp 9-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Chino Hills sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Max Zaldivar looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tatum Borgogno was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Montebello had just enough and edged Liberty out 5-4 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Montebello.
Jeremy Vargas looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aaron Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Chino Hills' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8-2. As for Montebello, their win bumped their record up to 21-8.
Chino Hills came up short against Montebello in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Chino Hills, Robert Maldonado (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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