Baseball Preview: Avenal Buccaneers vs. Dos Palos Broncos
Avenal is 0-10 against Dos Palos since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Avenal Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dos Palos Broncos at 4:00 p.m.
Avenal's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Mendota on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Aztecs. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Avenal's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Dos Palos ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Coalinga 12-11. The win was nothing new for Dos Palos as they're now sitting on three straight.
Dos Palos got a big performance out of Gavin Estrada, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Estrada is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gilbert Ramirez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Avenal's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Dos Palos, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Avenal suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Dos Palos when the teams last played on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dos Palos' Mason Soares, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Avenal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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