It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Alhambra ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bell Gardens Lancers and snuck past 9-8. The victory was just what Alhambra needed coming off of a 9-3 loss in their prior contest.
Jaime Macias looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Marc Hernandez was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Bell Gardens' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gilberto Rivera, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Bryan Tovar was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Alhambra is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Bell Gardens, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Alhambra will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bell Gardens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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