Harbor Teacher is 5-0 against Locke since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Harbor Teacher Monarchs will head out on the road to challenge the Locke Saints at 3:00 p.m. Harbor Teacher will be strutting in after a victory while Locke will be coming in after a loss.
Harbor Teacher is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 15-10 win over Dorsey on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Harbor Teacher considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ernesto Lugo made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Lugo was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Chase Gabriel and Jonathan Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Gabriel scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Garcia scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Michael Nevarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Locke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 12-7 to Port of Los Angeles.
Harbor Teacher is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Locke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Harbor Teacher's way against Locke in their previous matchup last Saturday as Harbor Teacher made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harbor Teacher since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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