The Miller Rebels will venture away from home to square off against the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Verde took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Miller, who comes in off a win.
Miller was handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rim of the World, sneaking past 6-4.
Ilya Ridge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Miller's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Quintana, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another was Nathan Lora, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Terrace on Saturday and fell 8-7. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Ethan Montolfo and Julian Dominguez did some serious damage despite the final result: Montolfo went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while Dominguez scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Dominguez a new career-high in runs. David Hernandez was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rancho Verde fell to 2-1. As for Miller, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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