By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Hustlers notched their second win in as many games in the Majors division of the 2007 Saipan Little League Baseball tournament yesterday at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield.
The Hustlers posted back-to-back victories after pounding the Ol’Aces 1, 26-3. The Hustlers won over the Toyota Matrix in their debut game last Sunday, 13-9,
The visiting Hustlers were at-bat at the top of the first inning and quickly set the tone of the game scoring five runs.
The Ol’Aces had only one run at the bottom of the first inning. They scored two more at the bottom of the second, but still the Hustlers kept the lead, 11-3, scoring six more runs at the top of the second .
The Ol’Aces two runs at the bottom of the second was their last.
Hustlers’ relief pitcher Austin Lizama after giving a single to the Ol’Aces’ Jeremy Lizama on a wild pitch, struck out Jesse Faisad.
A 1-3 putout play handed the Ol’Aces its second out, while the bottom of the third ended with second baseman Keoni Borja throwing the ball to Jesse Seles, who beat the Ol’Aces’ Shane Deleon Guerrero on first base.
The Hustlers increased their lead to 18, 21-3, at the top of the fourth drilling 10 more runs.
The Ol’Aces chances to recover disappeared when the Hustlers’ defense forced them to commit three straight outs at the bottom of the fourth. Earlier at the top of the fourth, the Hustlers added five runs.
In other results yesterday, the Red Sox handed the Toyota Matrix their second consecutive loss with a 13-1 triumph.
In last Sunday’s games, the Old’Aces 2 beat McDonalds and the Chalan Kanoa Bears blanked the Athletics, 21-0.
Action in the Majors and the three other divisions returns this weekend.
In the Majors on Saturday the Bears takes on the Aztecs, the Reds face the A’s, the Ol’Aces 11 fight the Dragons and McDonalds battle the Little Legals.
This Friday in the Big League, the Aztecs meet the Northern Angels. The Fielders collide with the Pirates this Saturday in the Senior League, while the Junior League will also have one game this Sunday with the Jets squaring off with the Ol’Aces.