The Ganesha Giants will take on the Saugus Centurions at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ganesha comes in on 17 and Saugus on three.
Ganesha is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over La Canada.
Ganesha saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alvaro Moreno, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Tommy Giandomenico was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Saugus made easy work of Murrieta Mesa on Tuesday and carried off a 9-3 win. The Centurions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Daniel Harris looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Matt Long was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Zackery Seeley, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Saugus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April.
Ganesha's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.7 runs over those games. As for Saugus, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.
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