Huntington Beach is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Edwardsville. The Oilers came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 6-3.
Steel Kurtz looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Huntington Beach's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Goldenetz, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Huntington Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Edwardsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Huntington Beach wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Los Alamitos on the 15th. As for Edwardsville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd. This will be the Tigers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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