Bellflower is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Tustin a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Bellflower Buccaneers will welcome the Tustin Tillers at 3:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bellflower is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on San Diego with a sharp 15-1 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Tustin came into Friday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Laguna Hills by a score of 5-2 on Friday.
Adam Whyte was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Benally, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Roman Lavander, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Bellflower has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tustin, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2-1 and their overall record up to 3-12-1.
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