Preview: Kaiser Cats vs. Carter Lions
Kaiser is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Carter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kaiser Cats will take on the Carter Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Kaiser earned an 8-5 win over Northview.
Samuel Uriarte looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Daniel Inzunza was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Lance Armijo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, everything went Carter's way against Colton last Thursday as Carter made off with an 8-2 victory.
Richard Navarro made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and not a single walk). Navarro was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angel Acevedo, who scored two runs and stole a base. Another player making a difference was Nathan Zepeda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Kaiser has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Carter, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Kaiser took their victory against Carter in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Kaiser repeat their success, or does Carter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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