The Colony Titans will venture away from home to square off against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Colony is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Colony's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Dimas 1-0. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by just one run.
Not much got past Steven Gonzales, who gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks to keep San Dimas off the board. Gonzales has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep scored first but ultimately less than Rialto in their contest on Monday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 14-13. The Silver Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Victor Herrera was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ethyn Beltran, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Colony pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Colony has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverside Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Colony's way against Riverside Prep in their previous matchup back in March, as Colony made off with an 8-1 victory. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Silver Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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