Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lucerne Valley Mustangs a 17-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Avila was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Avila has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Avila was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ivan Cervantes was incredible, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Andrew Honnold, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season. As for Lucerne Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lucerne Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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