The Ganesha Giants will take on the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ganesha was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Pomona on Monday. The Giants' pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Devils an 18-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep won against University Prep on Wednesday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Silver Knights put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 15-3 win. Winning may never get old, but the Silver Knights sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jacob Villegas made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Riverside Prep is 8-1 when Villegas posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Riverside Prep let Trent Bourgeois and Victor Herrera run wild. Bourgeois got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Herrera went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Herrera has become a key player for Riverside Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Eddie Frausto, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Riverside Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in nine consecutive matchups.
Ganesha's victory bumped their record up to 20-3-1. As for Riverside Prep, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
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