Pebble Hills has gone 8-2 against Franklin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Pebble Hills will head out on the road to challenge Franklin at 6:30 p.m. Pebble Hills has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Two weeks ago, Pebble Hills came up short against Montwood and fell 15-10. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly five runs.
Evan Lopez
| 03/15/25 vs Montwood | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Coronado | 1 |
| 02/20/25 vs Las Cruces | 1 |
| 02/17/25 @ Del Valle | 1 |
Pebble Hills got a massive performance out of Evan Lopez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Lopez a new career-high in hits (two). Alex Melendez was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Pebble Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Franklin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Eastlake 15-14. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the match before.
KNOX REYES was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. That run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of ADRIAN CHAVIRA, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Pebble Hills and nudges their season record down to 9-9. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Franklin, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14-1.
Pebble Hills might still be hurting after the 12-4 defeat they got from Franklin when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Pebble Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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