The Vista Murrieta Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Millikan Rams at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Vista Murrieta: 3.4, Millikan: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Vista Murrieta is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Chaparral on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pumas by a score of 3-2.
RJ Holmes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Millikan gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Long Beach Poly as Millikan made off with a 14-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Millikan sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Owen Waytas looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Pack, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Perez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Vista Murrieta's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Millikan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Vista Murrieta was able to grind out a solid victory over Millikan in their previous matchup back in February, winning 4-1. Will Vista Murrieta repeat their success, or does Millikan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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