The Paloma Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Poly Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paloma Valley has 14 straight wins, Poly has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Paloma Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Temescal Canyon 10-8. That's two games straight that Paloma Valley has won by exactly two runs.
Paloma Valley got a great performance from Brody Smearer as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Ayden Harrison was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Garcia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Poly fell victim to JW North and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Huskies. The match marked that first time this season in which Poly was not able to get on the board.
Paloma Valley's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Poly, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Paloma Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Poly in their previous meeting on March 6th, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paloma Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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