Corona had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They skirted past the Santiago Sharks 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Corona also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Josh Springer was excellent, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Murphy, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Corona's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Santiago, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Corona will square off against La Costa Canyon at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Costa Canyon: 2.6, Corona: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santiago, they will head out on the road to take on Redlands East Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Redlands East Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Santiago's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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