The Sunny Hills Lancers will take on the Reed Raiders at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Sunny Hills has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sunny Hills is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against McQueen, falling 12-5.
Sunny Hills got a good showing from Diego Hernandez, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Sunny Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Morris, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Evan Sung also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Reed narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Grand Terrace 4-2.
Ryan Vanek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Reed's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
Reed's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Sunny Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Sunny Hills couldn't quite get it done against Reed in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as they fell 4-1. Can Sunny Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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