Baseball Game Preview: Alonso Ravens vs. Venice Indians

For the second straight game, Alonso will face off against Venice. The Ravens will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Indians at 7:00 p.m. Alonso is on a five-game streak of home wins, Venice an 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season), meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.

Alonso is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Venice by a score of 5-2.

Marcelo Diaz Villalon looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Samuel Fernandez, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Daniel Despaine, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Alonso is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Venice, the loss snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 29-4 record.