The Crescenta Valley Falcons will take on the South Hills Huskies in a tournament on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Crescenta Valley 2.7, South Hills 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Crescenta Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Arcadia and fell 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered against the Apaches since May 25, 2021.
Meanwhile, South Hills came tearing into Monday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Braves get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly four runs.
Elias Reyes tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Hills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Brown, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Those two hits gave Brown a new career-high.
South Hills pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Crescenta Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-7 record this season.
Crescenta Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against South Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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